LETTER
What Makes the Holidays Delightful to You?

People from all around the world celebrate the holidays differently, so it’s important to be mindful of our differences.
Ayo’s advice will help you be mindful.
Ayodeji Awosika— Ayos Advice
7 Mindsets to Live By if You Want to Achieve Extraordinary Success
Look, you’re probably not going to be a millionaire or own fancy yachts or travel the world without having to lift a finger to work.
This post isn’t about that. It is, however, about achieving extraordinary success for you. → READ MORE.
Weekly Prompt:
We Want Holidays Filled With Wonder And Delight
Write a story that tells about your favorite holiday tradition. Please tell us what you do, why that particular holiday is your favorite, and why you chose that specific tradition to share with us.
This does not need to be a holiday that comes at the end of the year. If you enjoy your favorite holiday tradition on Valentine’s Day or St. Patrick’s Day, or Diwali, or Lughnasa, or Holi, or Passover or any other holiday at any time of year, please share your favorite tradition.
Read Michael’s full prompt here.
Editor’s Choice to fulfill last week’s prompt:
Relationships Can Be Repaired by Michael Horner
I recently saw a writing prompt, “Here’s your chance to say I’m sorry…”
As I read I thought, “maybe this is my opportunity to make things right with a friend of mine. I wonder if he’ll read this.” → READ MORE.
Author Spotlight: Terrye Turpin

As to what kind of writer, and what kind of person I am -well, I write with my left hand, but I do almost everything else right-handed, so I could be ambidextrous if I were motivated enough. I often get my right and left hand confused, and I have trouble giving directions when someone asks me, “Do I turn right or left here?” I’ve learned the best way is to navigate by compass points, so I’ll say, “Go north on White Street, and turn east on Main.” In other words, sometimes I’m unsure which side I’m on, but I always know which direction I’m headed.
See Terrye’s recent piece: Standing in Line for Government Cheese.
Bring your questions for @TurpinTerrye
to #PubChat on Twitter on Wednesday, November 6th at 8 pm Central.

Believing
What is Your Choice? by Mark Escalera
Life is full of choices. These choices affect us personally as well as all who are around us. Humans face a junction every day. We can go to the left or to the right. → READ MORE.
Resurrection Life by Jim Wolstenholm
What is resurrection life? Jesus lives a resurrected life but can we live that same life? What does it look like for us? → READ MORE.
Taking Our Faith Into the World by Trip Kimball
I never intended to become a missionary. As a pastor of a church in southern California, I supported missionaries and global mission work. But, no, never even imagined being a missionary. → READ MORE.
Abiding Love by Pamela J. Nikodem, MS
I am sharing these words, here, on Medium because of the long-standing impact I have witnessed with JoAnna’s spirit and courage throughout the past five years. → READ MORE.
Better Living
You Will Lose Friends and Family After a Breakup by Kristina H — Curated
Breaking up with a spouse or significant other, especially after a long term, has collateral damage. → READ MORE.
From Worrier to Warrior by Megan Boley — Curated
As I’ve gotten older, my anxiety and stress levels have increased dramatically.
The daily grind of working a 9 to 5 can be draining enough on its own. → READ MORE.
I’m Sorry, Baby Girl by Sam H Arnold — Curated
My beautiful baby girl is 28 months old, It is her I have to apologise to, not once, but three times. Three times I made the same mistake. It is only now that I realise I owe her a huge apology. → READ MORE.
What to Expect When Setting and Achieving Goals by Don Simkovich, MA — Curated
Laying out specific goals is the ultimate exercise in personal development. We learn a lot about ourselves and our capabilities and will come face to face with hard truths. → READ MORE.
If You Want True Success, Make This Critical Mindset Shift by Christopher D. Connors — Curated
Read this back to yourself the next time you start doubting and questioning all how you derive your sense of accomplishment. Unless you’re in a direct 1:1 competition where a clear winner and loser is decided — a game — let your success be by your own definition. → READ MORE.
Writing
Surrender the Outcome by Luke Wiese — Curated
We all know how it feels to get your hopes up, only to have them dashed by life or circumstance without a moment’s hesitation. → READ MORE.
Developing Diverse Characters in Your Writing by Christina Ward 💗 — Curated
We all complain about the lack of diversity in movies, novels, television shows. But when it comes down to it — what we are complaining about is that writers write without diversity. → READ MORE.
What Has Not Worked in Book Marketing by Maggie McVay Lynch — Curated
Everyone has ideas about what works for getting more sales, more readers, and more engagement. It is rare that someone shares where they’ve failed. I’ve tried a lot of things over the past eight years of writing full-time. → READ MORE
Hope you have a great week!
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