Tag: Courage

• Goals Not Resolutions

  I dislike New Year’s resolutions. How many times have you made a resolution that ended in a fiery disaster? It is not your fault. Resolutions are a form of “cultural procrastination,” according to Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Canada. Humans assume willpower is a character trait you’re either born with…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 16, 2023

  Dreams, Indie Author, Lifestyle, Purpose, Transpicuous Life Tips

  Adulting, Authenticity, Change Your Life, Choices, Courage, Determination, Dreams, Emotional Intelligence, Everyday Life, Happiness In Life, Life Goals, Life Lessons, Motivation, Priorities, Self Discipline, Self Improvement, Self-awareness, Time, Truth, Weight Loss

• Dear Lord…make it stop.

  

  Me: Oh God! What is wrong with people? What is happening to my children? This world is full of people who have twisted reality so much that the truth is hidden. What seems harmless is damaging the thought process of our children. Truth has been watered down so much that lies have taken control. The…

  Lori O’Gara

  September 22, 2021

  Dear Lord, Faith

  Courage, Faith, Family, God, Life Lessons, Relationships, Truth

• Do you really Need that New Shiny Thing?

  The modern obsession is about things. The best car, computer, house, cell phone plan….you name it, we want the best. Why is that? Why can’t we be happy with the nice things that might not be the most expensive? Why do we have to live with so much stuff? I am always amazed when I…

  Lori O’Gara

  April 25, 2020

  Lifestyle

  Courage, Mindfulness, Priorities, Risk Taking, Self-awareness

• Why I don’t Use a Pen Name

  There are several legitimate reasons to use a pen name. Let me say upfront, I am not criticizing the reasons other writers choose to use a pen name. You probably know the reasons, there are many. The two biggest ones are to protect a writer’s family and freedom or embarrassment. I hear things that go…

  Lori O’Gara

  January 26, 2020

  Indie Author

  Authenticity, Courage, Honesty, Self-awareness, Writing Life

• Feel Free to Cause a Disturbance

  Yes, art in all forms should make the person experiencing it feels pure raw emotion. It makes no difference if the art is visual, audible or sensory. To create feelings in humans is the sole purpose of art. When an observer looks at a painting, reads a story, or looks at a sculpture, you take…

  Lori O’Gara

  August 4, 2019

  Indie Author

  Art, Courage, Creativity, Writer, Writing

• What Does Survival Look Like for You?

  Photo by Yoann Boyer on Unsplash Is it possible for a person to save another who didn’t know they needed saving? We look at all the social media that screams at us with lies about our self-worth. Not all the messages we get are negative, some are positive. Most of the positive ones are inflated. We…

  Lori O’Gara

  July 31, 2019

  Lifestyle

  Courage, Life Lessons, Love, Mental Health Awareness, Priorities

• I’m Not Asking A Lot

  Is expecting people to be nice to each other too much to ask? Well, apparently it is too much. I just want people to treat others around them with respect. I am not asking that everyone love each other. Hell, you don’t even have to like each other. Can you at least be nice? It…

  Lori O’Gara

  July 17, 2019

  Lifestyle

  Courage, Life Lessons, Politeness, Respect, Rudeness

• I hate to Tell this, but You are Not Special, Your Story Is

  Every best selling or successful author you can think of started out just like us. Just a person in front of a blank page with an idea and a desire to tell a story. I am so sorry to tell you this but you are not special. I know all the amazing affirmations on social…

  Lori O’Gara

  March 19, 2019

  Indie Author

  Courage, Determination, Everyday Writer, Writing, Writing Life

• Who Are You?

  How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as a writer, artist, worker, manager, 9 to 5-er, housewife? How you perceive yourself has a great influence in your daily success. For the longest time I didn’t call myself an author or even a writer. I was just a wife and mom who liked to…

  Lori O’Gara

  November 4, 2018

  Lifestyle

  Change Your Life, Courage, Finding Yourself, Relationships, Self-awareness

• It’s Today…I am doing the thing today.

  I made a decision. That in itself is an accomplishment. I am a very back and forth sort of decider. I think things through so much that I make a decision and then change my mind. I have decided to stop doing that. I decided to stop waiting to be ready and just do stuff.…

  Lori O’Gara

  September 30, 2018

  Indie Author

  Courage, Writers Life, Writers On Writing