by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 8, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Courage, TED Talks
I needed a little piece of happy today so I turned to TED.com for inspiration, and WOW did I find it! Amy Purdy became a professional snowboarder despite losing both her legs to meningitis. She encourages us to take control of our lives, and our limits. “If your...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Oct 11, 2011 | Beautiful Things, TED Talks
As I’m on my way to a medical procedure this morning (yay for mysterious internal issues!), I’m going to keep this short. (Sorry if you were hoping for me to drone on and on regarding what you’re about to see, lol.) JK Rowling says it better anyway...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 27, 2011 | TED Talks, The Writing Life
And by shake up your story Raghava KK means shake up your perspective! I love being an artist during a time of so much change. The publishing industry seems to be transforming before our eyes, like a butterfly captured by a slow motion camera. It’s captivating...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Sep 20, 2011 | Beautiful Things, TED Talks, The Writing Life
Writing is work. Hard work. Mentally draining, emotionally exhausting, and physically demanding (the last because we often forget to eat, sleep, and exercise as we craft our stories). We give all we have to the creative process as we “breathe air into the lungs...
