tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914364471950999973.post4979707000865135790..comments2023-09-29T08:37:57.980-04:00Comments on The High Cost of this Low Living: Starting with the Right Frame of MindBushmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914364471950999973.post-65617526199759962892015-01-03T09:01:35.521-05:002015-01-03T09:01:35.521-05:00Love this post I can tell you from experience that...Love this post I can tell you from experience that living a simple life is awesome. The material things are NOT important. Doing that makes you happy and taking time out for YOURSELF, makes you look at the world around you in a different light. As you know, the beach is my place. I go there to re-energize myself and collect my thoughts. It truly makes me appreciate life and cherishing every day!!BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914364471950999973.post-88573306692817734852015-01-02T11:26:05.063-05:002015-01-02T11:26:05.063-05:00Absolutely great post, Bushman.
That photo is awe...Absolutely great post, Bushman.<br /><br />That photo is awesome, and yes, I may grab it when you’re out tending the snow… that you’re waiting for. I think I smell a 15 minute story in it.<br /><br />Your plan (I know, not a resolution, not a goal) will work because you want it to. If we want it bad enough we make TIME for it - time, that’s what we all have in common - it’s how we use it that differs. That is how I came to decide my goal is not to write so much as it is to set time aside to do my writing.<br /><br />Funny thing is 15 minutes a day times 365 days is just over 91 hours - just under 4 days… when I saw these numbers on paper, like that, I almost cried. The thought of only spending 4 days on writing, out of those 365, was heartbreaking.<br /><br />But, here’s the funny thing - at about 500 words per 15 minutes, done daily, as I aspire to do this year, will equal 182,000 words and that, my dear friend, is about the number of words Charles Dickens used to write Great Expectations. The Outsiders, a classic, and favourite of mine, comes in at 48,523. <br /><br />I’ve included this link which goes to a site that gives the <a href="http://commonplacebook.com/culture/literature/books/word-count-for-famous-novels/" rel="nofollow">Word Count for Famous Novels.</a>. You’ll see that with 15 minutes a day one could write a novel, and have time left over for editing - if your novel is half that number - as many great novels are.<br /><br />Sorry for rambling, but, from one aspiring writer to another I’m stoked to read this post. I have spent time reading my past posts for the A-Z too and, like you, decided I’d throw my hand back in the fray. It’ll be great!<br /><br />My motto this year is “Enjoy the journey.”<br /><br />Cheers, Jenny Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.com