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NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro shares quotes and thoughts about life.

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#WisdomWednesday – Time Flies So Be in the Now

I was chatting with a co-worker today about how quickly time seems to be flies especially since I have my daughter’s bridal shower rushing up at me and a wedding in only three months. Yikes! How did that happen? I remember them getting engaged and it seems like yesterday, but it’s been a year! Happy belated anniversary by the way.

My friend pointed out that it seemed like her daughter’s wedding had just happened and yet it had been five years. Then she said something that really stuck with me: A day seems to take forever sometimes, but the years go by in a snap.

Wow, she couldn’t be more right about that which led me to another thought. We think about the past a lot, sometimes about things we might have done differently, but we can’t change the past. We also can’t know what the future brings either so what does that leave us with? The present. The now.

There are many philosophers and tenets of religion that talk about being in the present, the now. After all, it’s the only thing that’s real and it’s the only thing you can change. If you’re unhappy now, you can find the source of that unhappiness and work to find a way out of it. It’s why I’m making so many life changes now and in the near present. If you’re happy now, GO WITH IT! Keep doing whatever it is that’s made you that way.

Being present in the now is better than being bogged down by the past or worrying about the future. That’s not to say don’t appreciate where you’ve come from and don’t plan for the future. The past has shaped who you are now and the future likewise depends on who you are now. The now. Be in it.

Original Image by Kelsey Vere from Pixabay

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#WisdomWednesday – The One Sure Thing in Life

In one of her songs Gloria Estefan sings that “the one sure thing is change.” She couldn’t be more right. As I look at the calendar and see that summer is almost “unofficially” over, I ask myself how did that happen? I feel as if the year is rushing by and there are so many changes going on in my life. My daughter is getting married and that’s life-changing for her, but also for hubby and me. We’re very happy to see her entering a new phase in her life. My writing is entering a new phase as well with my new Hallmark deal (SQUEAL!) and a very different book that I’ll be doing for Sourcebooks next year. There are lots of re-releases coming for the vampire books and also a Christmas wedding book in the At the Shore series. There are my weight loss and something else that I can’t tell you about now but will be truly life-changing for me in a good way. No make that in a GREAT WAY! Change. It’s the one sure thing in life besides that other thing that shall not be named. Yes, I mean taxes darn it! Have a great Hump Day!

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#WednesdayWisdom – A Blank Page is a World of Possibilities

I’ve heard it said that you can’t edit a blank page, but I understand just how daunting it can be to be sitting there, staring at your laptop, wondering how to begin or continue or end. You’re worried that what you’re putting on paper in pure crud, but understand that no one — and I repeat NO ONE — writes absolutely perfect and error-free stories right off the bat. Writers write and rewrite. That’s the nature of the beast and that blank page . . . . How about thinking of it as a world of possibilities where you can go anywhere with your story rather than a gigantic wall keeping you from writing? Just a thought on this Wisdom Wednesday!
A blank page is a world of possibilities
Original Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay

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#WednesdayWisdom – Fear of Failure

There are lots of things that can hold you back in life, but one of the biggest ones, at least for me, is fear of failure. A lot of that fear has to do with my writing life, I must confess. It can be draining to put all your heart and soul into a book and see it tank. It leaves its scars and it leaves its fears, namely the fear of failure. What if I write another one again and the same thing happens? It becomes a roadblock to your creativity until you tell yourself, “You can’t succeed unless you’re willing to fail.” It may feel like falling off a cliff, but do it to regain your creative freedom.

I think another part of the problem is that once writing becomes a “career” you start measuring your success based on sales which is probably one of the worst things you can do. Sales don’t necessarily mean you’ve written a good book and vice versa. What’s important is that you wrote the book of your heart and if even one person writes to you to say they liked it, you’ve succeeded!

So that’s my wisdom for today! I hope you won’t let fear of failure in your life keep you from reaching for your dreams.
fear of failure
Original Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay

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#WisdomWednesday – Find Yourself in a Book

One of my favorite things to do during the summer was to walk with my grandmother and sister to the library. Another one was to wait for the bookmobile to come so I could get another book to read. I would read everything and I can’t imagine not reading. For me, books transport me to another place where I can lose myself, but they also help me find myself. I find things in the characters that I love and how they overcome adversity. I find things I might not like about myself and I wonder how I can change for the better. So my wisdom for today is from an anonymous quote: Lose yourself in a book. Find yourself there too.
Lose yourself in a book. Find yourself there too.

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#WriteWed #WisdomWednesday – Self Doubt is an Anchor That Keeps You From Flying Free

Most people think that with over 50 published works in 20 years that I can just sit down and write and write and write. Many know that I normally have a strict regimen of writing every day (work and family permitting). But like many there are moments when self-doubt grabs me and drags me down, especially in this constantly changing publishing landscape. Self-doubt is one of the most debilitating things in life and not just for writing. It can become an anchor that can keep you from success at whatever you want out of life regardless of whether it’s a relationship, career or writing. When those moments come on me, I tell myself to look not at what’s not been done, but at what’s been accomplished. I tell myself that the person who did all that can do anything they absolutely want to do. The only thing standing in the way is my own self-doubt. If you have those moments as well, take a second to share what helps you get over them and move on.


Original Image by Jean van der Meulen from Pixabay

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#WisdomWednesday – This is my happy place!

I don’t know about you, but the beach is my happy place! It’s where I go to relax and be inspired. Whether it’s just sitting under my beach umbrella reading a book or taking a long walk in the ocean’s wash or searching for a new shell for my collection, it’s the place where I’m happiest. Maybe it’s because I’m a Pisces, but regardless, I can’t imagine not being near the beach. How about you? What’s your happy place?

Original Beach Image by Pexels from Pixabay

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