I am ready for the new 60 Day Challenge
64I have my gardening gloves on, raking loam around a newly planted cherry tree for my cohousing community, Mosaic Commons in Berlin, MA
Links to Help You Find Your Muse
- The 20-20 Creativity Solution
Describes a specific creativity practice for finding and courting your muse for 20 minutes each evening and each morning. - 7 Ways to Find Your Muse Lorelle on WordPress
- Identifying and caring for your muse
- Dr. Dolores Mazurkewicz - Finding Your Muse
- Odd ways to find your muse
Throughout history, painters and writers have turned to bizarre ways to bring on the muse. Normal behavior or not, these deep-seated motivators need not be overlooked.
Books about Subjects I Love
 | This book is on my "read soon" list! Matthew Fox is a Catholic Priest who has written volumes on the link between creativity and spirituality. I only wonder that I have not read this yet.
Amazon Price: $3.29 List Price: $14.95 |
 | This is also on my "read soon" list! Eric Maisel is a very good writer and anyone who reads this book will not be disappointed. Amazon Price: $7.19 List Price: $14.95 |
 | Another book by Eric Maisel that I look forward to reading. Amazon Price: $5.97 List Price: $12.95 |
 | Tapping into one's dreams is a wild ride! Why not draw inspiration from your "dreamtime" hours? It may help you work more effectively and enjoy more leisure time during your waking hours. Amazon Price: $80.00 List Price: $10.95 |
 | The movie based on this book was phenomenal and has inspired me to blog on subjects related to my own passions with a similar "flavor" of reporting on a process. I also want to read this book as a means to reliving the movie. Amazon Price: $0.70 List Price: $14.99 |
 | A comprehensive gardening guide to growing your own fruits and berries, organically. Written by Karen Szklany Gault. Amazon Price: $15.29 List Price: $24.95 |
 | Steven Hawking has outdone his previous efforts toward making astronomy accessible to more people who have not made this field their career choice but are no less fascinated by the subject. Amazon Price: $10.29 List Price: $22.00 |
 | An even briefer description of what lies beyond the limits of our planet, and just as engaging. Amazon Price: $8.69 List Price: $35.00 |
 | A book about creating your own labyrinth(s). A cohousing neighbor of mine created a wooded labyrinth for our community, which I love walking every day. Amazon Price: $499.99 List Price: $17.95 |
 | A lovely book about the spiritual power of walking labyrinths. Amazon Price: $93.08 List Price: $19.95 |
Writing from the Heart for 30 Days and then Promoting My Work
This hub is my pledge to participate in the new 60 Day Challenge initiated by Sunforged . I have published 6 hubs and am working madly to finish my latest so that I may publish it as an entry for the present challenge.
Goals
My goals for participating in this challenge are as follows:
1.) Increase the number of hubs I havepublishedon Hub Pages.
2.) Increase my overall productivity as a writer.
3.) Increase traffic to all of my published hubs.
4.) Become more involved in the Hub Pages community and get to know better some of my fellow "hubbers"...as well as offer support to fellow "wordcrafters."
5.) Learn more about how to work the HP system for generating income for my writing so that I may fund home-schooling my daughter by this means.
In the process of writing more hubs, I will use my "dreamtime" to access creative energy I have not yet tapped. I have a daily creativity practice that I keep up with, which keeps my artistic energy flowing and ever new. Under my "Amazon" capsule below I have recommended a bunch of books I would like to read and believe you might also be inspired by. The niches I plan to write in include Food and Wine , Parenting, Nature/Gardening , Poetry , Arts/Crafts , and either Home-schooling or Cohousing . I am looking forward to how these new hubs work to also promote my older hubs, who are suffering from a decline in traffic. Thanks to Edweirdo and his article on RSS feeds, I have gotten all of my hubs working together to promote each other. Looking forward to meeting more of you fellow hubbers out there. Bueno Suerte y Salud! In Irish Gaelic, Slainte!
Hub Log
The following are the hubs I have published as a result of participating in this challenge.
1.) "Our First Year of Homeschooling: How Far We Have Come"
2.) "Haikus for New Parents"
3.) "Responding to the Call of the Wild"
4.) "Recycling Saves Both Money and Lives"
6.) "Gratitude:The Spirit that Moves Me Forward"
7.) "Rainy Day Family Fun Activities"
8.) "Curiosity Keeps Us Young"
9.) "The Evolution of a Relationship"
10.) "Cooking Dinner for a Large Group of Neighbors, Cohousing Style"
11.) "Ten (10) Ways to Both Procrastinate and Accomplish Something at the Same Time"
12.) "Ten (10) Great Things About Cohousing"
13.) "Ten (10) of the Most Brilliant Places to Visit in Ireland" *Entered in the "X Marks the Spot" travel writing contest
14.) "How I Build My Hubs"
15.) "Recipe for Tastey, Refreshing Sun Tea"
16.) "Labyrinths: The Journey to the Center of Our Souls"
17.) "The Risks of Ignoring a Yield Sign"
18.) "The Freedom of Forgiveness"
19.) "The Enchanting Mandolin"
20.) "Making Apple Pancakes with Recipe from Curious George Makes Pancakes"
21.) "Indian Head Farm, the town's source of fresh food in Berlin MA" *Entered in the "X Marks the Spot" travel writing contest
22.) "Shrewsbury Village Makes Shopping Memorable Fun" *Entered in the "X Marks the Spot" travel writing contest
23.) "Mythology and Art Design in Providence, RI" *Entered in the "X Marks the Spot" travel writing contest
24.) "Reading "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown"
25.) "Classic Homemade Orange Soda"
26.) "Planning My Child's Birthday Party in 24 Hours"
27.) "Moving About the Dreamscape of DeCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA" *Entered in the "X Marks the Spot" travel writing contest
28.) "Cinnamon and Its Healing Properties"
29.) "The Out of the Blue Art Gallery" in Cambridge, MA"
30.) "Laughter Connects, Heals, and Promotes Peace"
The Path of the Turtle
My 30 hubs are now complete. I may have finished them behind all of the others who have been participating in this challenge, due to the call of family and other commitments, but I did manage to finish and publish them. Like the turtle, I have slowly and steadily finished the race. I may not have "won" the race, but I have gained appreciation for the power of internet presence. I will continue to write more hubs, but will do so at an easier pace. See you all soon!
Copyright © 2010 by Seafarer Mama/Karen Szklany Gault
Hublog of my most recent work: Writing from the Heart...
- A Hole in My Ceiling
Anecdote about one new homeowner's mistake of not securing floorboards in the attic above the master bedroom of her townhouse. The process taken to repair the hole is also discussed. - 2 years ago
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Great to have you on board - I look forward to learning much with you over the challenge and beyond.
Glad to have you with us. I do some of my best thinking when I am not hard at work, but doing a completely other activity, then come back refreshed. :)
Thank you all for your warm welcome and good wishes.
Seafarer- so glad to see you on board the 60dc2 challenge. I finally got you up on the 60 day challenge return Team page! Wishing you all the best of luck...and just remember you will get out of this amazing challenge triple what you put into it! From making great friends to seeing where you want your online writing to take you. Your goals are set and your journey begins here.
Well said! No wonder Wavegirl22 is a writer!
Welcome Seafarer! Any questions, just ask, we like them :)
Thank you wavegirl22 and sunforged. :0)
Stopped by to say hi! Welcome to the challenge team!
Seafarer Mama, glad you made it! Looking forward to your nature, gardening hubs.
Thank you, pakpub and johnyater. :0)
Great to see you have made it! Welcome my fellow team mate! :)
Thank you, "shazwellyn." :0)
Hi Seafarer Mama. Such an inspiring list you have. I love your clothes tie-dyed. Such amazing pattern and colors.
Thank you, Zulueta. :0) Glad you enjoyed reading my hublog.
Peace!
Hello Seafarer Mama. Wonderful! I adore you for setting goals and I love your tie dyed work. I'm a fan of tie dyeing. Best of Luck!
Thank you for your encouragement and appreciation, katsky. :0)
Boomer60 21 months ago
Seafarer Mama, Welcome to the 60 day challenge! I am sure you will unearth many new insights into making money with this challenge and soon start earning the income you desire to help home school your daughter. Good-Luck! Stop by my hub=log and check out all the team members. Make sure to stop by and say "Hello" to everyone. We all work together to be stronger.