“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” — Madeleine L’Engle
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Posts Tagged ‘persistence’
Just Start
Posted in Writing, tagged writing, creativity, inspiration, Writers, Thoughts, persistence, #365Ways, #365Ways2026, write anyway on September 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »
True for Workouts & Writing
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“Zero is the only amount that gives you
r bodynothing to build on.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger [strike-through added]
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Tribute to an Inspiration
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, #AmericanDreams, inspiration, kick-ass adults, NASA, persistence, pioneers, space, Thoughts on July 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Today, I’d like to pay tribute to Wally Funk, one of the early pioneers in flight and one of the first women to train with NASA. She didn’t get to be an official astronaut in the end, but she could fly just about anything, trained thousands at her own flight school, and much more. She also made a suborbital flight via Blue Origin’s New Shepard ship in 2021, becoming the oldest woman to reach space at 82.
Wally Funk, the oldest woman to venture to space, dies at 87
“I loved every minute of it. I just wish it had been longer.”
If you’re interested in the history of space, or women in space, or kick-ass ladies in general, I highly recommend the 2018 documentary Mercury 13 on Netflix.
Here’s to Wally’s example of determination, perseverance, and all-around excellence, and to finding ways to make dreams come true!
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Taking the Long Way
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, persistence, Thoughts, ugh on June 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Ever have one of those days where you take a left turn at your to-do list and just keep going, as the fragments of your plans fall by the wayside? That’s my today.
That’s okay, it happens. Persistence equals progress, even if sometimes I have to take the long way.
“Whatever you do, keep walking.” — Raphael Warnock
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An Encouraging Thought
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, #keepwriting, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 15, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Be Tenacious
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, doing stuff, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 14, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
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Why Stop?
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 13, 2026| Leave a Comment »
A little advice from Guardian columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, to an artist feeling the pressures of AI and social media.
With the advance of AI, I feel my work as an artist is no longer respected. Should I just give up?
“Should I keep making art?” Even though it might not make money? Even though the algorithm might not value it? Even though all around me the slop marches on, I feel a growing carelessness in the culture, an indifference to craft – should I keep making art? To that, you might well answer: why would I stop?”
What she said.
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Today Is…
Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, baking, more than I can chew, persistence on April 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Today is lemon madeleines, almond apricot madeleines, and giant brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
Ambitious? Yes. Have I accumulated one oven burn and an unexpected trip to the store so far? Yep! But I’m making progress, and that’s my goal.
Hope your day is also sweet!
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The Path to Greatness
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, AI, creativity, InquiringMindsWantToKnow, libraries, persistence, technology, thinking, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 18, 2026| Leave a Comment »
There are a number of reasons why AI can be problematic, but lawsuits over stolen copyrights and the like don’t touch on one of the more interesting and important reasons why AI should be used judiciously in creative work.
It can undermine your skills. And who among us wants to fall victim to that most dreadful of problems, creative atrophy?
This essay by Storm Humbert goes deeper into the perils of cognitive offloading, skill atrophy, and more.
Not a Scab, But a Wound – Apex Book Company
Don’t be drawn in by the allure of never having to go through the “being-bad-at-it” phase of learning a craft. We must allow ourselves to be bad—to downright suck—for a little while. Outsourcing our infinite potential to limited tools is how we become limited ourselves. Instead, pick up a pencil. Sit at a keyboard. Contend with the blank page and the empty canvas—the unsullied slab of granite. It’s the only path to greatness.
Like any tool, AI can be good at some things and not great at others. Knowing the why and when and how is critical to making good use of such tools, and those decisions require thought and good judgement. And what’s the best tool for building people who are good at thinking?
Why, a library card! AI Literacy Starts With Reading Books, Not Prompts
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For Those With Excellent Taste
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 5, 2026| 1 Comment »
“There is a time for any fledgling artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.” ― Gabrielle Zevin
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