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Fresh Start Press
Essays capturing some of life's turning points, delivered on alternate Saturdays.
January is a great time for new beginnings.
Fresh Start Press looks at turning points and transitions that life presents. Every so often, we so-called grownups are forced to make a choice, learn a new skill, or move outside our comfort zones.
Change can be triggered by job loss, medical diagnosis, encounter with a stranger, breakup, unexpected opportunity, or a loved one’s sudden death, to list a few causes. Travel to an unfamiliar locale sparks change, too.
Turning an unasked-for challenge into a positive outcome takes drive, time, and self-compassion. Understanding how somebody else responded to being caught off guard is exciting and inspiring.
New posts will arrive in your inbox every second Saturday.
It takes courage to move on.
When assigned a 500-word essay in high school, I’d start counting at about 200 words – such was my distain for creative writing. After teaching Physics and Mathematics, I became a Training Consultant who specialized in writing precise procedures for manufacturing and financial services. Then I retired.
It was the unravelling of a long marriage that spurred my personal transformation, an offshoot of which is my new love of writing. Pouring my emotions into journals was a key element of divorce recovery. Since remarrying in 2014, I’ve gone on to write the three books described on www.freshstartpress.com
I welcome Guest Posts from those surprised by their own resilience. Tell us how you overcame a sticky situation and moved on.
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