Not the easiest thing.
I am not the best at concentrating,my mind just wanders too much and the depression and mental illness does not help.This is why my rank has not moved in quite a while and why I do very little here,however what I think will help me get my mind more geared and motivated is reading for pleasure.I seen the time when I read books and I enjoyed them,so I began reading one yesterday,I figured if one is in the reading zone then it is much easier follow and understand the programs here;it certainly will help with word usage.
So, as I said I began reading yesterday and as the years went by I have gathered quite a collection of books.I have begun with the international best seller "The Thorn Birds" , I remember watching the whole series of videos on this and was incredibly moved by the relationship between Father Debriccasant and Meggie,any one that has seen the films or read the books will know what I mean,such a wonderful story of how a young lady could fall for a catholic priest.The thorn birds was written 30 years ago and taking this into consideration the Vatican would not looked on this relationship well,it would have been strictly forbidden and that is why it makes the story so powerful.Although this becomes the main part of the story,it is also about the place called "Drogheda" which is a huge ranch,the comings and the goings of the family in good times and through hardships.Its well worth a read or a watch if you are getting the videos.
My thinking is when one starts to read again then it is easier to switch on to other things.
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Please forget all about rank as it is only a WA fun thing and has nothing at all to do with your website ok
Do not worry too much about rank here, I remember going to Drogheda rained all day lol hope you enjoy your read and things improve for you
You actually visited the ranch where the thorn birds were filmed.It is massive when you see it in the film.
Reading is how I stopped smoking. I love Karen Kingsbury books, so it was easy to quit smoking.
Reading is one of the most important things a writer can do. Growing up I read all the time. So many books. That past really helps my current writing, and I still read of course. It'll definitely help your writing mind because we write way different than we talk. :)
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Hi Mark, I am just reading a comment from a new WAer who is choosing her niche. One of the possibles is colouring books. So I thought I would come here and see how you are going and then suggest she might like to follow you as you are well in to colouring. She mentioned her great collection of colouring apparatus and that certainly reminded me of you.
I checked out this post again because I remember a little true tale about the Thorn Birds. During filming Rachael (Meggie) fell in love with Brian Brown (Luke) in reality. Being here in Australia we knew about this and could see the result through the series. As she is such a good actress she really did manage to hide this from most viewers. She is still married to Brian so the series certainly did her a life favour.
And how are you doing?