Inspiration Quotes

Inspiration Quote
"It takes only one story to...inspire a song, create a bond, alter a path, heal a heart, mend a rift, rescue a soul, transform a relationship, re-affirm a marriage, save a life. One story can change the world." -- Patty Hansen and Joy Pieterse, excerpted from Chicken Soup for the Soul Website

"Writing is a trip" ~ quoted from a blog

Evaluation
My teacher said that when a writer submits work for judgment, it is like hanging his underwear on a flagpole for a critical audience to check it for cleanliness

Write for Your Life
The great novelist Toni Morrison said, "There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises and you might not ever be able to uncompromise yourself. If you write for life, you'll work hard, you'll do what's honest, not what pays." Still, having the desire to write for life, or record hard-earned insight from actual events, can lead you to write for pay.

Every trade master began his/her dream through practice and nurture. Skilled doctors, carpenters and singers once set out to accomplish small but adored goals each day because they loved their hobby enough to make it a part of their life.

As a writer, you can do the same. Nurture your hobby daily by learning to recognize share-worthy situations then recording them on paper.

Persistence that Pays
"Great works are performed not by strength but perseverance." - Dr. Samuel Johnson

My teacher said that one of the nicest things about being a writer is you get to write whatever you darned well please. Not only that you can claim your insatiable pursuit of personal interest as "research."


Changing the World One Story at a Time
"Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean." - Percy Ross

Become a Practitioner of Kindness.

By viewing writing as a way to translate your most heart-helpful thoughts onto page you have emerged into a practitioner of kindness, another of the world's inspirational writers. To be bonafide you must stop living the dual life of writer versus human being and combine the two.

The way to do this is by experiencing, observing and of course, recording.

"Inspirational writing has hit the bookstores like a tidal wave. Volumes of material -- from taking 'soup' for the spirit to witnessing miracles and angels; from glorifying love and romance to internalizing success and happiness. You'd imagine man must be having a terribly desperate time, but yes, this desperation is exactly what the inspirational writer zeroes in on to address. And the writer's main challenge is how to be effective ...

Inspirational writing has a style all its own. The most effective inspirational articles are, first and foremost, personal -- first person, true to life, and uplifting.

For example: you are another member of this human race who has chosen to reach out to share something precious with those who aren't as blessed; you are a friend who cares, who wants others to learn from your own lessons. You humbly extend yourself, opening your heart and sharing valuable experiences, hoping that in the process you create a positive impact on your readers, that somehow you make a difference."