by Mary DeRosa Hughes | Jun 7, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance, Procrastination, Resistance
A workout that consists of one push up. Reading 2 pages of a book. Writing 50 words. Yes, those are actual daily goals. And believe it or not, they can lead you to exercising for 30 minutes a day. Reading over 100 books a year. Or writing multiple books of your...
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 | May 12, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance, Writing
I wouldn’t normally glean advice from a fictional intergalactic pilot with a gargantuan hairball as a sidekick. But I’ll take wisdom wherever I find it. In The Empire Strikes Back, Han – much to the horror of his shipmates – decides to shake off the Imperial fighters...
by Mary DeRosa Hughes | May 4, 2016 | Encouragement, Gratitude
The word “should” is often vilified, and probably with good reason. Most of the time, it conjures up more guilt than it does motivation. Like, you should be exercising…but instead, you’re doing bicep curls with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. (Hey, that’s called...
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 | 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...
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