My running partner/sounding board/frequent novel character and friend sent me this quote today. “Surrender to what is, let go of what was and have faith in what will be.” She’s pretty awesome and has been a tremendous help to my writing these last few years. Surrendering is often equated to defeat and is not somethingContinue reading “Surrendering Does Not Mean Defeat”
Author Archives: JK Burke
Transitions
Transitions are hard and change is hard. I’ve been in a funk all day just worrying myself into a bit of a tizzy. I laid on the couch and listened to a meditation, played with kids, talked with a friend but still I wasn’t able to calm the growing worry about all my changes. ThenContinue reading “Transitions”
New Endings and New Beginnings
I wanted to take a minute to say goodbye again to all my photographer friends at my previous job. Today was my last day, and while I’m not sure what the future holds, I was able to find another job that I start on Tuesday. I hope that my new job will continue to allowContinue reading “New Endings and New Beginnings”
Taking Things Off My Plate-Thoughts on Quitting
It’s 9:00 p.m. and I just sat down to eat dinner. It’s been a long day. Looooong. I’ve got so much going on, a new job starting next week, an old job ending tomorrow. Saying goodbye to people I have grown to love and trying to get psyched to meet some new people I don’tContinue reading “Taking Things Off My Plate-Thoughts on Quitting”
Focus on Friendship
I came across this oh so lovely song a few weeks ago. It’s Old Friend by Sea Wolf and quite frankly I have no idea how I even found this song, but when I listened to it I had a tad bit of a hard time not crying. You see, I have a history ofContinue reading “Focus on Friendship”
Reaching the End of your Rope: Thoughts on Coping
“When you reach the end of your rope,Hang on.” There is no other choice. …on second thought, sometimes there is. I’m not a big fan of coping and this quote sort of smacks of that. In my opinion, Coping suggests you have no power in the situation and often you do have more power thanContinue reading “Reaching the End of your Rope: Thoughts on Coping”
Running on Fumes: On “Barely Doing it”
I was encouraged to participate in a blog link party sponsored by “How Do You Do it” after commenting on Twitter that I could write about barely doing it and advice on just coping and getting by in motherhood and life. You can see the tweet below. The reason I responded like that was becauseContinue reading “Running on Fumes: On “Barely Doing it””
My Second to Last Monday
For years my husband has told me there is a club for people who hate their job. They meet everyday. It’s called The Bar. I suppose he’s right, though that whole idea sounds outdated and very 70s to me. But he has a point. Lots of people hate their jobs. I came across this postContinue reading “My Second to Last Monday”
Killer Artist
Meet Gabe Clark. Gabe is an artist, graphic designer, musician and all around good guy. He’s been incredibly helpful to me these last few years, advising me on my book cover art, helping with fonts and soon will be providing illustration for each chapter of Second Chance Key. Some of you may or may notContinue reading “Killer Artist”
Music Monday: Cosmic Love
It’s Music Monday!! Today the song I’m telling you about is Cosmic Love by Florence + the Machine. She has an amazing, strong and rich voice and the song itself is beautiful. The words are found below. My interpretation of the song is that it is about forbidden love- the kind that pulls you intoContinue reading “Music Monday: Cosmic Love”
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