by Lenora Boyle | May 4, 2020 | Courage
2 C flour2 tsp cinnamon2 tsp baking soda½ tsp salt 2 C sugar1 ½ C vegetable oil 3 C raw grated carrots (~7 medium carrots)8 oz can crushed pineapple (undrained)1 tsp vanilla3-4 eggs beaten1 C chopped walnuts or pecans (dry roast in skillet or oven to enhance flavor)...
by Lenora Boyle | Apr 20, 2016 | Be Happy, Courage
Creativity is Dangerous. Creativity is dangerous to the ego, like revealing your stomach in a bikini, like falling in love with a bad boy. I took my first painting class and it was with our local art gallery owner, Bill Teeple. A group of us went for a...
by Lenora Boyle | Feb 26, 2016 | Be Happy, Courage, Thoughtful Thursday
For Thoughtful Thursday on Courage, I recently was inspired by an article written by author and Jungian Analyst, Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, about being courageous. It takes a lot of courage to live these days because of the ability we have of knowing and seeing all of...
by Lenora Boyle | Nov 20, 2014 | Be Happy, Courage, Inspiration
I’m in a writing group that meets weekly. This post is from today’s session. Our group writes based on the book by Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones. The premise is that one of us throws out a phrase, an idea or word and we begin writing in a stream...
by Lenora Boyle | Nov 10, 2014 | Be Happy, Beliefs, Courage
How do you push past fear when you are afraid? I was afraid to try acro yoga. To hang upside down in yoga positions was crazy for me, like jumping off a cliff might be. After attending my regular yoga class, the yoga teacher introduced a visiting yoga teacher, Whaka...
by Lenora Boyle | Mar 26, 2014 | Be Happy, Beliefs, Change, Courage
This free writing piece was inspired by author Dr. Clarissa Pinkos Estes, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves. For the past 18 weeks, every week I attended A WRITING GROUP taught by Rae Bales from The Women’s Writing Project. Rae also offers online writing...
