To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.
To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.
Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.
To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.
The origin of this letter is unknown,
But it brings good luck to everyone who passes it on.
Remember....
Hold on tight to the ones you love!
Do not keep this letter.
Send it to friends & family to whom you wish good fortune
And don't forget the one who sent it to you!
I got this from an e-mail a long while ago. Thought I would pass it on!
Showing posts with label Encouragement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Encouragement. Show all posts
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Things to keep in mind for NaNoWriMo
1. It's quantity that counts here, not quality. When you're trying to get 50,000 into your computer in 30 days, I do not want to be fretting about an awkward sentence or a choppy paragraph. Writing perfectly in first drafts never happens, so why try?
2. Don't stare at the computer screen too long. It causes writers block. When your eyes start feeling tired, and you feel like you've been on the computer all day, take a break. Have a snack or something, but what really works well is exercise, especially outdoors.
3. Don't get distracted. I like listening to music when I write, but if it's music that has words, I pay more attention to the song then to what I'm writing. Also, Erestor has a habit of walking into the computer room every five minutes and asking how far I've gotten. It's great that he's concerned about what I'm writing, but he's also distracting me. That's why I have to (gently!!!) ask him to please go away, because he's not helping my word count grow any.
4. Get ahead, or at least caught up on, schoolwork before NaNo begins. Trying to do schoolwork and finding time to write is very hard, especially when you have three other siblings and a real life.
5. Don't get discouraged if you completely miss a day and are therefore many thousand words behind everyone else! Just keep on plugging at it!
2. Don't stare at the computer screen too long. It causes writers block. When your eyes start feeling tired, and you feel like you've been on the computer all day, take a break. Have a snack or something, but what really works well is exercise, especially outdoors.
3. Don't get distracted. I like listening to music when I write, but if it's music that has words, I pay more attention to the song then to what I'm writing. Also, Erestor has a habit of walking into the computer room every five minutes and asking how far I've gotten. It's great that he's concerned about what I'm writing, but he's also distracting me. That's why I have to (gently!!!) ask him to please go away, because he's not helping my word count grow any.
4. Get ahead, or at least caught up on, schoolwork before NaNo begins. Trying to do schoolwork and finding time to write is very hard, especially when you have three other siblings and a real life.
5. Don't get discouraged if you completely miss a day and are therefore many thousand words behind everyone else! Just keep on plugging at it!
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