"To make peace with your enemy,
you must first go to war with yourself"
Unknown 11-year-old Camper

"Take writing seriously,
but enjoy the ride."
N. Kelton

"Feelings give way to more feelings.
Keep at it.
They will keep bubbling up."
N. Kelton

"Isn't that why we write?
To discover what we are feeling,
to sort the whole thing out?"
N. Kelton

"There is no one way to write."
N. Kelton

"Lord, help any writer, too,
who tries to be someone
other than himself on the page."
N. Kelton

"Writing is like acting, too.
If you don't feel what you
are putting on paper,
it simply will not ring true."
N. Kelton

"Writing, in some ways is like love:
you cannot fake it.
You have got to feel it.
It has got to
come from the heart."
N. Kelton

"Establish a routine
in which you alternately
go out and go within.
One that connects you to
something larger than yourself
and enables you to give."
N. Kelton

"If you want to write -
Really Write -
you must also
make a commitment."
N. Kelton

"If something hits you when
you don't seem to be writing
or when you should be
doing something else,
let the words flow and
the ideas come pouring out."
N. Kelton

"There will be plenty of time for revisions."
Me misquoting N. Kelton

"If there is something inside of you
that you wish to say,
that is reason enough to say it."
N. Kelton

"Passion is the fuel that propels a writer into action."
N. Kelton

If you want something -
truly want something -
there is nothing that anyone
can say or do that will
keep you from it.
M Alibrando

Even a simple promise can be difficult to keep.
Try anyway.
M. Alibrando

"It doesn't matter when you sit down to write,
the important thing is to carve out time."
N. Kelton

"Not every day is great."
N. Kelton

"There are no easy rides
or free professions.
Everyone pays dues."
N. Kelton

Guide yourself to yourself.
M. Alibrando

"Write when you are inspired.
And write when you are not.
Inspiration is not always with us.
It doesn't come UPS.
N. Kelton

"Writing requires brains, heart and courage.
The last ingredient can often
be the most difficult to find."
M. Alibrando

"Desire and discipline are the keys to success."
Me misquoting N. Kelton

"Discipline requires both
flexibility and judgment."
Me misquoting M. S. Peck

"Important things take time to develop."
N. Kelton

"Acclaimed author E. L. Doctorow beautifully compares
writing to driving at night with headlights.
You have a vague idea what is in front
and where you might go,
but you just see a little ahead."
N. Kelton

There are many universal experience being repeated
in the lives of succeeding generations.
Anonymous

By playing a role,
you become that role.
Anonymous

Development of the self is impossible without self-knowledge.
The full realization of the self lies in a future you have yet to dream.
It is a goal, something to strive for, and
it requires persistence, perceptiveness, and wisdom.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 17, 1994

In concealing your darker side from others,
you conceal it from yourself.
Awareness of only the light-side allows for
an incomplete development of the whole.

In order to conduct the symphony of the self,
one must include both major and minor cords.
The more interesting pieces include themes for
the villian as well as the hero.

The conflict provides the energy.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 16, 1994

As my mother once said,
"Take care of the little things,
the big things tend to
take care of themselves."

If you can't control the weather,
and keep it from raining,
then check the weather reports
and keep an umbrella handy.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 18, 1994

You grow, regardless of age,
always moving toward
a more complete you.

And, who you are now is as much apart of
who you hope to become as it is apart of
who you have already been.
M. Alibrando

When adventure, excitement and zest disappear,
life losses meaning.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 19, 1994

One must be guided by the spontaneous
flow of the unconscious.
Only in that way can the true-self be revealed.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 20, 1994

Your true self exist within the center of a
maelstrom of the total personality.
You are then, the fulcrum --
a point of singularity --
between your history and your possibility.
Every moment spent,
every choice made,
every course correction made during
the epic journey of your existence
brings you closer to the "eye of the storm"
where your "real self" exist
whole -- complete -- perfect.

During your lifetime,
you may occasionally pass over
-- and for a brief moment hover --
within the realm of this perfect self.
But soon, this moment will pass into history,
and your current self will then
be drawn back out into
the chaos of everyday life.

One must try to not be distressed
by an all to brief glimpse of a future self
you might wish to be in the here and now.
Instead, try to be strengthen by
the knowledge that the future holds,
within its folds of passing days,
a better you.
One that is actually obtainable.

Given time, anything is possible.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - October 22, 1994

"The only way were going to
get anything done
is to get everyone involved."
J. Clark

Originally written - November 2, 1994

Most of us are not even aware of
our need to conform.

The history of humanity is repeated
during the childhood of each human being.

Work out a compromise between
your needs and your environment.

Be concerned with the development of the self,
with an eye towards the future.
Anonymous

Originally written - November 26, 1994

Human beings are striving creatures
who develop, grow and unfold.
Through the use of imagination,
we can more than just remember our past;
we can ponder it.
We can even project ourselves into a future,
far beyond our present,
to change one possible outcome for another.
Like trying on a garment,
or road testing a new car before purchase,
we can better decide if it fits us,
or feels right for the road ahead.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - November 20, 1994

Do not listen to what it says,
but observe what it does.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - November 17, 1994

"When you can escape your feelings of isolation
and develop a sense of belonging,
you can find meaning in life."
Unknown

Originally written - November 12, 1994

Each sound creates a symbol,
symbols create letters,
letters create words,
words create sentences,
sentences create paragraphs,
and paragraphs make up essays
of complex thoughts and ideas. 
With enough schools of thought,
herds of ideas,
and flocks of concepts,
one can create a whole ecology
of philosophies and belief system.
Some ecologies are so adaptable
that they can cover whole continents,
and last many generations.
M. Alibrando

Originally written - November 11, 1994

"You don't control an ecology,
you live within it,
either responsibly or irresponsibly.
The same is true for the ecology of ideas."
D. Gerrold

"An idea or a thought does not exist alone,
it exist as a part of a herd of ideas or a
school of thoughts."
D. Gerrold

"In the ecology of ideas, new ideas are always appearing,
all of the time; we're continually testing them.
Some of the new ideas aren't strong enough to survive and die out.
Others adapt, grow, evolve, survive and strengthen the entire ecology.
The process of ideas rubbing up against each other is just like
the process of people rubbing up against each other;
that's how you make new people and new ideas."
D. Gerrold

Originally written - November 10, 1994