Posts by E.L. Chappel

Notes To My Younger Self:  Just as an experiment, stop for a minute and see yourself as I do. Step away from all that self-doubt.; All the noise in your head. Notice how brave you are. How good, and how strong. Can you see it? Now look deeper. There’s more. A light about you, almost.…

Rest:  Oxford Dictionary -cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. -an interval of silence of a specified duration. -an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity. Marriam Webster: -peace of mind or spirit -to be free from anxiety or disturbance Vocabulary.com: -take…

What if every struggle you encounter is a step stone that, stone after stone, builds a clear path directing to you towards your destiny? How would that change how you think about the challenges in your life? E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge “The way to end our stress is…

Detachment: (vocabulary.com) -avoiding emotional involvement -the act of releasing from an attachment or connections Synonyms:  -disengagement -Distance -Objectivity -open-mindedness -neutrality -lack of bias  E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge You have choices. You can choose to stay. You can choose to go. You can choose to stay and set boundaries.…

Definitions of Serious: (Marriam Webster) -having important or dangerous possible consequences -not easily answered or solved -excessive or impressive in quality, quantity, extent, or degree -not joking or trifling; being in earnest -requiring much thought or work -thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner Lighthearted: (dictionary.com) -Not being burdened by trouble, worry or care; happy…

Walking on eggs without cracking shells is a lofty endeavor. (Maybe even impossible.) E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge If you choose to walk tightropes, odds are you’ll be uncomfortable. aka: A woman with a purpose.  

*photo note: Light Icing Wordsmith:  A person who uses language skillfully. Someone who communicates clearly and is understood. Fluent and prolific  An expert words and their origins. A writer. According to the Urban Dictionary:  The ability to “effortlessly string words together” to create smiles, laughter or admiration and to “make up bullshit on the spot.”…

Your largest vocabulary is your listening vocab. Then your reading vocab. Then your speaking vocabulary.  Your writing vocab finishes in fourth place.  E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Understand that your mental capacity to think, process and envision is many times greater than your ability to describe your thoughts with…

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”~Leonardo da Vinci E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge The choice is yours. aka: A women with a purpose  

You will struggle to apologize to people who have been shit birds to you. (Particularly if they’re repeat offenders.) Here’s the thing: Their stinky behavior doesn’t cancel out your missteps and if you’re goal is to be a mature, clear communicator, you can’t justify your mistakes by measuring them against other’s mess-ups. Your mistake is…