Am I Write? # 8 – Don’t Be A Stranger

Don’t run away from your gift of telling a story, your story. The further from writing you stray, the farther from home it will feel. – Ash

Journal Entry # 170 – Work Hard, Provide, But Remember To Breathe Sometimes

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. – Socrates

Journal Entry # 169 – Focus On Your Happiness!

When we lose focus on what makes us happy, we wind up fading into the background. The true meaning of life gets obscured. When it does, take a step back, look past all the blur, and the bigger picture will soon become much clearer. – Ash

Journal Entry # 168 – Having fun is Axecellent!

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really played. – Dr. Seuss

Journal Entry # 167 – We’re All Superheroes, We Just Don’t Wear Capes

Don’t forget to take a moment for yourself, then you can go right back to saving the world. – Ash

Am I Write? # 7 – Look For Inspiration Everywhere, Never Stop Creating!

If it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. Unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. – Charles Bukowski

No News is Good News

Hey all,

How are you settling into the new year? Are you still hitting it out of the park with the resolutions? Come on, you can do it, don’t give up. I believe in you.

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Journal Entry # 163 – Free Yourself

The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. – Steve Maraboli

2020 Vision

Hey everybody,

Happy New Year!

Someone asked me a few weeks ago if I had any resolutions for 2020. I quickly responded with “Well, considering it will be 2020, I’m going to try to take better care of my eyes.” That response got me the classic “Oh my, Ash” which was followed up by the usual eye roll. It’s pretty standard for my puns and bad jokes. Funny thing is, I do have an appointment situated for the first week of the new year, so that answer did have some merit to it. It was the origin of that joke and by all means, feel free to use it. Though, do so at your own risk!

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