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WORDS BY STARLIGHT is the home of my creative expression fueled by passion and inspired by the sparks of my starlight muse. On these pages you will find my creative voice in nonfiction, lines of poetry, thoughtful essays and commentary, creative storytelling, and in an array of beautiful words to inspire the logophile in us all. And be sure to preview extracts from my up and coming nonfiction book - The Road to Neuroplasticity!
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WHY STARLIGHT? I write all my words under the brilliant starlight in my refulgent Floridian sky. I am a middle of the night writer and do my best work in the madrugda hours or when the night is descending into the dawn.
I am a logophile and an astrophile.
SEE WHAT IS NEW ON STARLIGHT
WHY STARLIGHT? I write all my words under the brilliant starlight in my refulgent Floridian sky. I am a middle of the night writer and do my best work in the madrugda hours or when the night is descending into the dawn.
I am a logophile and an astrophile.
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DIRECTORY OF NONFICTION
DIRECTORY OF NONFICTION
- Personal Narratives - Articles - Thoughts & Commentary
- PREVIEW MY BOOK - The Brain, Mind & Power of Thought- About My Book -Sitemap of Extracts Available Here
DIRECTORY OF NONFICTION
Articles - Narratives
Thoughts and Commentary
PREVIEW MY BOOK
THE BRAIN, MIND & POWER OF THOUGHT
The Road to Neuroplasticity Change to Heal Trauma, Improve Cognitive Capacity and Maximize Performance
ABOUT BOOK | BOOK INDEX
THE BRAIN, MIND & POWER OF THOUGHT
The Road to Neuroplasticity Change to Heal Trauma, Improve Cognitive Capacity and Maximize Performance
ABOUT BOOK | BOOK INDEX
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
From Negative to Positive Thought: This essay is a culmination of thoughts and feelings that surround the loss of my father and how I navigated a windy path of introspection to come to terms with his passing.
A Boy and His Rhinos : A mother understands what a child does not say and seeks to fulfill his dreams.
Did You Know that Kids Get Arthritis Too? My brave and strong 9 year old daughter is one of 300,000 children living in the US today with an autoimmune disease known as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JA or JIA). I am bringing her story out to help bring awareness that kids get arthritis too.
A Harsh Reality if a Mother’s Mistake: How could I be so blind to the mistakes I was making? How did I miss the signs I was doing it wrong? How can I forgive myself when my child is the one I wronged? Turns out the answer is simple. But I didn’t find that answer until I faced the harsh reality of my own failure.
What is Kairos? Kairos (καιρός) is an Ancient Greek word meaning the time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the perfect opportune and decisive moment. From the Greek meaning literally ‘opportunity’.
See More on the Greeks: See Word Lists:
INFORMATIVE ARTICLES
Fascinating Psychology Facts That Will Blow Your Mind: Discover the fascinating power of the mind.
More on the Mind From My Book
Seeking Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the psychological process of centering focus and attention to experiences occurring in the present moment. It is the practice of sustaining attention on body, breath or sensations, or whatever arises in each moment.
More on Mindfulness:
Motivation - How We Think and Act: An individual's motivation may be inspired by other people, rewards or events (extrinsic motivation) or it may come from within the individual (intrinsic motivation). Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious minds.
More on Motivation:
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Capacity for Love: Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states. We all have the capacity feel love and we all deserve it.
See Also: Directory of Original Poetry
See Word Lists:
SELF CARE
The Importance of Self Care: Self-care is a broad term that encompasses just about anything you to do be good to yourself. It’s about being as kind to yourself as you would be to others. It’s about knowing that when your resources are running low you can step back to replenish rather than letting them all drain away.
More on Self Care in My Book:
LANGUAGE AND WRITING
Poetic Form and Structure: Learn the form and structure for poetry and the guidelines for forming poetic thought.
Classic and Modern Poetry at a Glance: Explore some of my favorite works of poetry from famous classic literature to today’s modern independent. Part I and Part II
SOCIAL COMMENTARY
Erasing the Gender Divide: I personally identify as a feminist and I fight for gender equality by empowering women and by seeking to further the cause for gender neutrality.
Harsh Realities on the Online News: I am a news junkie who will read anything and everything and I catch a lot of from a huge variety of spices ranging from the mainstream to the utterly obscure.
Opinions are Weapons of our Own Design: The more energy we devote to processing our thoughts we put into a perception fast it starts to mingle with our beliefs, instincts and feelings. and then we find ourselves with forming an opinion.
Stay Safe Online: Learn some new ways to help you stay safe online and with social media.
From Negative to Positive Thought: This essay is a culmination of thoughts and feelings that surround the loss of my father and how I navigated a windy path of introspection to come to terms with his passing.
A Boy and His Rhinos : A mother understands what a child does not say and seeks to fulfill his dreams.
Did You Know that Kids Get Arthritis Too? My brave and strong 9 year old daughter is one of 300,000 children living in the US today with an autoimmune disease known as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JA or JIA). I am bringing her story out to help bring awareness that kids get arthritis too.
A Harsh Reality if a Mother’s Mistake: How could I be so blind to the mistakes I was making? How did I miss the signs I was doing it wrong? How can I forgive myself when my child is the one I wronged? Turns out the answer is simple. But I didn’t find that answer until I faced the harsh reality of my own failure.
What is Kairos? Kairos (καιρός) is an Ancient Greek word meaning the time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the perfect opportune and decisive moment. From the Greek meaning literally ‘opportunity’.
See More on the Greeks: See Word Lists:
INFORMATIVE ARTICLES
Fascinating Psychology Facts That Will Blow Your Mind: Discover the fascinating power of the mind.
More on the Mind From My Book
- Strange and Fascinating Facts on the Brain:The brain is a powerful force capable of an amazing things. Here are some random facts about your brain that you may not know about.
The Cognitive Bias Affecting Our Behavior: How a person correctly or incorrectly processes information can affect emotion, reasoning, state of mind, memory, behavior, or decisions. - The Power to Change Your Thoughts: Researchers believe that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains and Neuroplasticity is therefore the ability of the brain to adapt and change.
- The Power of Self Affirmation : Affirmations are positive statements that help you to challenge and overcome self-sabotaging, negative thoughts and low self esteem. When you repeat them often, and believe in them, you can start to make positive changes.
- Irrational Fears - Common, Uncommon and Bizarre Phobias: A phobia by definition is an irrational fear of an object or a situation. The word itself comes from the Greek word phobos, which means fear or horror.
- The Complexity of Human Emotion: Emotion is a mental state associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. Emotion affects mood, temperament, personality, disposition, and motivation.
- Seeking Happiness: There are 4 chemicals responsible for inducing the state of happiness. They alter your emotions and moods and the effects bring on happiness and sometimes even euphoria.
- The Brain and Human Emotion: The limbic system is considered to be the 'emotional' brain because it shows high levels of neural activity during emotional experiences.
- Words for Unique Emotions
- Universal Feeling of Happiness
- Obscurity and Sorrow
- Feelings You Have But Can’t Describe
- Sometimes We Have Negative Feelings
- Our Many Moods and States of Mind
Seeking Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the psychological process of centering focus and attention to experiences occurring in the present moment. It is the practice of sustaining attention on body, breath or sensations, or whatever arises in each moment.
More on Mindfulness:
- Seeking Mindfulness
- Mastering Mindfulness for Stress & Anxiety
- Easy Mindfulness & Meditation Techniques
- 30 Days of Mindful Gratitude
- Mindfulness for Children
- A Mindfulness Glossary
- The Words of Mindfulness
- Poetry: The Battle & You Need to Breathe
Motivation - How We Think and Act: An individual's motivation may be inspired by other people, rewards or events (extrinsic motivation) or it may come from within the individual (intrinsic motivation). Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious minds.
More on Motivation:
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS
The Capacity for Love: Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states. We all have the capacity feel love and we all deserve it.
See Also: Directory of Original Poetry
See Word Lists:
- Words and Expressions of Love
- Love Words for Your Writing
- Untranslatable Words for Love
- Love and Attraction
- The Answer to Fate, Destiny and Love: Ananke and Chronos, form the most passionate and ultimate form of love made possible by the cosmic laws of Fate and Destiny, and is known to us as Soulmates.
- The Science of Falling in Love... and Sex: The heart is the main player on the game of love but the brain is the coach on the sidelines lining up the every play you make.
- Tips for Modern Dating and Romance: New to dating or dating after a long relationship? Discover the world of modern dating with these tips.
- The Sizzling Facts About Sex: Discover interesting facts about sex, attraction, lust and desire. [Part I] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
- 30 Days to a Better Relationship: Do one thing per day in a calendar month to boost intimacy, show and experience love and better your relationship.
- Gaslighting in Your Relationship: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to put doubt in the mind of their target making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity.
- Poetry - Soulmates by Starlight
SELF CARE
The Importance of Self Care: Self-care is a broad term that encompasses just about anything you to do be good to yourself. It’s about being as kind to yourself as you would be to others. It’s about knowing that when your resources are running low you can step back to replenish rather than letting them all drain away.
More on Self Care in My Book:
- Self Care for PTSD: Learn how to handle intrusive thoughts, triggers, nightmares, and how to cope with suicidal thoughts.
- System Refresh: I don’t make resolutions. I have too much pressure as an engineer and a mother that it’s too much to expect of myself. Instead I do a system refresh.
- Achieving Creative Flow: Flow is a mental state in which a person is fully immersed in an activity with a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. Learn the difference between Flow and Hyperfocus.
LANGUAGE AND WRITING
Poetic Form and Structure: Learn the form and structure for poetry and the guidelines for forming poetic thought.
Classic and Modern Poetry at a Glance: Explore some of my favorite works of poetry from famous classic literature to today’s modern independent. Part I and Part II
SOCIAL COMMENTARY
Erasing the Gender Divide: I personally identify as a feminist and I fight for gender equality by empowering women and by seeking to further the cause for gender neutrality.
- The Fight for Equal Pay: Equality to me means men and women are treated the same without any consideration to their gender.
Harsh Realities on the Online News: I am a news junkie who will read anything and everything and I catch a lot of from a huge variety of spices ranging from the mainstream to the utterly obscure.
Opinions are Weapons of our Own Design: The more energy we devote to processing our thoughts we put into a perception fast it starts to mingle with our beliefs, instincts and feelings. and then we find ourselves with forming an opinion.
Stay Safe Online: Learn some new ways to help you stay safe online and with social media.
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