Lysandra James

Oh, look. It's me. Happy National Live Creative Day! I don't know if you've noticed, but I have a thing for the daily holidays. I believe that every day is worth celebrating. Including the days when you find yourself yelling at the computer because the video editing program you want to use isn't cooperating and you're not super techie and you just want to use the darn thing already! Ahem. I'm fine. Honest. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! See, I'm trying to make my dream of...

Feeling sassy "...strong at the broken places..." Happy We Love Memoirs Day! "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms I've been feeling that lately - both the brokenness and the strength that came from it. My mind has been showing repeat reels of my worse moments over the last few weeks, trying to beat me into submission. At the same time, I'm recognizing how far I've come, how I'm better able to speak my mind even...

Oh, look. It's me. "The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places." ~ Peter Thiel Happy National Thrift Shop Day! Finding value in unexpected places is like going to a good thrift shop. It's this magic portal to a world of eclectic items that would never find their way to each other anywhere else. Need a glass vase, a used copy of a New York Times bestseller from three years ago, a collection of random ribbons, and a cute pair of...

Oh, look. It's me. "Embrace the glorious mess that you are." Happy Happiness Happens Month! I love the above quote from Elizabeth Gilbert. Because we're all a mess (some a little messier than others), but we're all glorious despite - and even because - of it. I've been rereading one of my favorite books - Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck. It helped me get through a particularly difficult time in my life. I picked it back up recently to come up with something pithy and insightful to...

Oh, look. It's me. "The fortune you seek is in another cookie." Happy National Fortune Cookie Day! The other day, my son opened up a fortune cookie only to find there was no fortune in it. What's the point of a fortune cookie if there's no fortune? It's not like they're incredibly delicious or anything. Merely 'meh' at best. So rude. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! We did laugh about it, but it made me think... We all have those times where we're expecting something, but it...

Oh, look. It's me. "Is this a kissing book?" Happy International Kissing Day! If you've ever seen The Princess Bride, I bet you heard the above quote in the grandson's young, yet disgusted voice. But even he didn't mind the kissing toward the end, going so far as to encourage his kindly grandfather to not skip that part this time. l love that movie. I've always loved a bit of romance in my stories. The lovey dovey parts are some of my favorites. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe...