Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn't mean simply 'talking through problems,' as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves.
That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers like to be associated with those qualities.
I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile I'd get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback.
Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.
Artists and writers have to deal with the element that makes the real real and the dream real while you are dreaming it. That's where stories and poems get their power.
The story of Jesus is very fascinating. It still has such a tremendous power, even after 2,000 years! We don't really know if he existed as a historical figure.
I see lots of cycles, for sure. There's the whole post-Star Wars era, but I don't think it's the whole story.
Most people do a good deal of whatever they do motivated by love. For me, few stories are truly complete without it.
We are now in a position to determine just what sort of science fiction story this really is.
I'm really looking forward to developing just really fun, complex, interesting stories about people who happen to be black.
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.
In The Name of the King is the right title. To be honest, I don't know who had the final idea for the title but I liked it and it has a strong connection to the movie's story.
All of our lives are a living, breathing story, and each heartbeat means a new page has been turned; chapters don't close, they continue.
There were a story scripted on the wall, no words used though, just pictures, memories, from another world. Her happy place.
Tell me the story.. About how the sun loved the moon so much.. That she died every night.. Just to let him breathe...
The creative process is beautiful and magical thing. Whether its a song, a radio story, or a novel, it all springs from the same place in the heart.
I have tread all three of his books and they held me spellbound interesting story. Its fiction based on fact...mmm I like!
There is no symbolism to these fish, as Hemingway wrote. A cabezon is just a cabezon; a garibaldi, a garibaldi. But what wonderful stories they tell us about life in the ocean!
People say everybody has a book inside them, so why not make your life a great story?
Give me a life time by the fire, with a book in my hand, nothing more and I will tell you a great story.
