by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Dec 2, 2016 | Creativity, Resistance, Writing
“You can make more money, but you can’t make more time.” I’m not sure who originated that quote, but I’d always accepted it as true. After all, there are lots of ways to create more cash. Invent something the world can’t live without. Find a better job. Have a...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Jul 12, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Resistance
I still remember the day that I gave notice at my last corporate job. I was nervous, shaky and borderline nauseous. Yet I was also elated to be starting a new (and definitely comfort zone busting) stage of my life. When I explained my situation to my boss, she was...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Jun 30, 2016 | Books, Creativity, Encouragement, Perseverance, Resistance
“That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.” Normally, that phrase is said with irony after some outlandish statement. (“This cake contains anti-oxidant laden dark chocolate, plus protein rich milk and eggs. Therefore, it makes perfect sense for me to be shoveling it...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | May 25, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Gratitude, Perseverance, Resistance, Screenplays
We all have a back catalogue of things we regret doing or saying. And unfortunately, it’s all-too-available for us to use against ourselves when Life uses our self confidence as a piñata. When we’re already low, our monkey minds go to town…blowing up minor missteps...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Apr 20, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Resistance, Writing
One of my favorite things to do is encourage people. Especially those with long harbored creative dreams. Probably because they are usually the first ones to sell themselves short. My mother was a beautiful poet. I still have one of her journals filled with some of...
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...
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