by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Apr 5, 2016 | Encouragement, Writing
The poem below was written back in the day, for my husband (then boyfriend), Paul. Not long out of the military, he was struggling with wanting to make something of himself. To be his own man, on his own terms…whatever that meant. Unfortunately, quite a few people in...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Mar 29, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance, Resistance, Writing
I was really hitting my stride. Getting back to the novel that I had been dancing with for way too long. Ready to finally send out my first email newsletter for this blog. Talking to my partner Curt about the post-production progress of our short film Waiting for...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Mar 15, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Perseverance
I am firmly convinced that each of us is here for a very specific reason. To share a precious gift with the world that only we possess. But how many of us act on that conviction? I’m not pointing fingers. Well, except maybe at myself. Because I have had a rich history...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Mar 9, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance
While I admit to being surgically attached to my Kindle, I still love an excursion to an actual bookstore. There’s really nothing like holding an old school book in your hand: leafing through the pages, admiring the cover art, daring the jacket blurb to draw you in. ...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Mar 7, 2016 | Gratitude, Perseverance, Writing
A few years ago, I read an article about a 13 year old girl named Athena Orchard who died of a rare form of bone cancer. I’ve never forgotten Athena, for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the tragedy of her having such an unfairly short amount of time on this...
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