Author: carolyncordon

Wife, mother, Poet, Writer, Art Installationist, Stand Up Comedian, Dog Enthusiast. Spending most of my time being creative in a variety of sometimes quirky ways! I have suffered in my life, I have had wonderful things occur in my life. Concentrating on the wonderful things makes it easier for me to live a great life.
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Life Contains Many Things

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My dog, her bed, some of my books, my hand weights, one of my slippers, my life …

I am something now, that I wasn’t when I was born, and when I was born, I was something I no longer am. At various times in my life, I have been different things …

My memory holds some of these things, and lets others slip away, for a time, anyway, perhaps to come back to me again, when something happens that reminds me of the past. To hold stongly to memories, and never release them, seems a futile thing, especially if those memories don’t offer anything useful, or good.

From childhood, to young adult years, then mature adult, finally aged person. This is the usual way it goes, although the process can be halted at any stage, and so only some of the memories the majority might hold will be able to be yours.

What if you had chances to do things, that you left, to do ‘when you’ve stopped work’, or next year, or some mysterious time ‘when you’re ready’. I say, if you want to do it, learn it, experience it, do it now, the time to do something is when you can do it, and that time is often now!

I would much rather have failed experiences in my life, rather than having regrets for never never having a try at doing a thing. Thinking with sadness and regret, about what might have happened, but didn’t because you didn’t give it a go, what a sad life that might be …

My own life has mistakes, bad ideas, failed attempts, but it also has triumphs, books, happy memories of things I tried and succeeded with! If I had stood back and never tried to do any ‘big things’, what a sad life that would have been.

I’ve had and lost friends, through death, or changes in life circumstances, but I have new friends come along, different ones, but loved and appreciated. Friends from my past may have been the best friends for those former versions of me, but I have changed as I’ve grown, and who I am now, is different to who I have been in the past.

Of course, I still hold those earlier memories, somewhere within, I simply don’t dwell on ‘mistakes’, because I hope I’ve learnt the lessons those errors presented to me, and no longer have to go over and over what I did wrong, because I know not to do that again, and that is enough. I’ve changed and grown.

Life and lessons bring love, and liberty! Freedom to be open to what may come next, to consider what it may offer, and then embrace it, or turn it down, for the time, perhaps to be taken up another time, when it seems to be the best time for it.

Good things and bad, triumphs and mistakes, it is all a part of who I have become, and I’m glad for every thing, now, because they have made me the person I now am. A kind person, who thinks about thinks, and cares.

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Writing the Book is Just the Beginning …

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When you write a book, there are so many more things you have to do, to get the record book sales you (and your publisher) may dream of. And if you self-publish, doing those things the publisher will usually do, become your role as well.

I’ve written about this here and if you’re a new writer, wondering about the process of what is involved in getting your book ‘out there’ and selling, there are a few things you could read to learn a little more about it all. I’m not an expert, but have been a published author of both traditional and self-publishing, to have an idea about some of what is involved.

So, yes, writing the book is the beginning, then there’s the getting the book published part, followed by selling the book. And after that, there’s the keeping up the interest in your book part, and the working on, and raising your ‘Writer’ profile parts.

It all goes on and on, and while some people might serem to have ‘done it easy’ with their debut book that goes to the best seller lists, and earns them big dollars, there has usually been a lot of unseen work going on, before that. We can’t all meet those heights, but as we learn about this business, even if to us it’s a hobby, we can still benefit from learning more about the processes involved in making a book as good as possible, and showing it to the world!

Not every book can make it to the best seller lists, but if you can write a book, and find the people who’d love to read it, then that’s a satisfying thing as well! I love connecting with the people who’ve read my books and loved them, what a buzz that is!

And writing to have that buzz happen again and again, that is one of the reasons why I love to write, and to produce books with my writing!

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Writing From My Heart, Walking For My Heart …

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Physical exercise, especially when getting the heart rate pumped up at least a bit, is a good thing to do, every day a so, if possible. As a writer, I know I spend too much time sitting, rather than moving around …

But I’m trying to keep on at least walking the 5 times a week as advised by the government. And I’m keeping on writing about these things, to give encouragement to others to do the same. Writers don’t have to be advisors to the world, they can just write for themselves, if they want.

But I’m the kind of person who likes to help other people, as long as it doesn’t involve doing anything related to housework type things! I don’t even like doing my own housework, so doing it for others? No thanks, not unless it’s necessary!

photo I took when out for a walk the other day, eucalyptus tree of some kind, flowering, lovely!

Writing about things to help people though, and writing from my own heart, that feels a much better way to help. I am the editor of the monthly newsletter that goes out to the town of Mallala, and I sometimes put information about getting out there and walking, being more active and such things.

People seem to enjoy reading this newsletter, and let me know, and that really makes it all worthwhile, the getting information, and putting it all together, then printed and distrubuted. It’s a task I took on when I was working, and kept on doing it when I finished that job. Being a volunteer is a thing to be proud of!

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Learning in Life, Battle for What Matters

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I wrote about some of the ‘battles’ I currently have in life, some not that important, but of interest to me, others vitally important, battles for better health. Life is made up af a large number of things, and battles against, or for, various things will be there.

Some people seem to drift through life, and never seem to have any problems or battles. But we can’t always know about the battles that may have taken place to get to that point, or that are still going on in their background.

Other people seem to take exception to things readily, and are constantly battling against things, family, friends, neighbours, the government, their workplace, and so on. Some of those battles may be better if they weren’t happening … But people will make up thier own minds about such things, and battle or not, as they see fit.

But if you choose what you battle against and feel you are battling for good reasons and causes, and have the ability to do so, without causing yourself too much damage, well done. The battles fought, and one are the theme for many an epic story, and so too are those battles that were lost.

Remember this, and you can turn anything that happens, any battle fought, and you may have a great story there, waiting to be written! Nothing in life is wasted, if you’re perpared to go deeply into the things in your life, and examine the bits and pieces of what really happened, and why.

And if you do that, and find there were battles for no good reason, then hey, welcome to the world, you’re not the only one doing that! Choose wisely, learn, battle hard, the rewards when you get it right may not be what you were expecting, but they’re there for you anyway. Value them.

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Bad Things, Good Things

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A day of bad things happening, possibly fatal days even, who knows, but I’m trying to think more on happier things, and stay positive in my mind. I always prefer to focus on the good things in life, it helps me to stay in a good ‘place’ in my head …

So today, I wrote this article and I hope it might brong some positive thoughts to those who might read it … Commenting on the bad, but looking at happier things will help me, and may help other people too, and if I can do that, it will bmake me happier!

At the moment, Graham is in the kitchen, working on our tea, and Missy our dog is in there too, ‘helping him’! Missy’s way of helping is dealing with any food that might accidently end up on the floor, she’ll gobble it up super quick!

It’s winter, it’s supposed to be cold in winter, in South Australia, and even though I wish it was a bit warmer, I am able to keep warm enough, and I know that means I am a lucky person. Thinking about those who don’t have a home they can keep warm enough, what a sad thing that would be.

If there are ways I can help such people, I will do it, if I can, financially. Life is not a game, it is an ongoing challenge to meet our own needs and those of others, as best we can … And that is the Stoic way of life I have been working towards these past few years.

I’m not there yet, but I am improving all of the time, and I say that thankfully, not boastfully. I am far from perfect, but when I can make anything better, I will try to do that. That is my goal in most things … Perfect people don’t exist, but good people do, and I try to always be one of the good people.