Posts by E.L. Chappel

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”~Buddha E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Half full. aka The Glamorous Wife

sunvalleygroup.co.za p.s. Forgive me, the science nerd in me couldn’t resist. How you look at the world will have a huge impact on your experiences—most times, do you see your glass as half empty or half full? You might be inclined to answer that question with ease, but before you measure the volume in your…

You will choose to explore new experiences, including writing stories. And with those choices, come learning curves. For example, while writing you’ll come across different types of “blocks”—words being one of them. At times, the most amazing thoughts, images, conversations will grow in your head and when you attempt to translate these scenes to the…

“How rare and wonderful it that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend.”~William Rostler E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge aka The Glamorous Wife

photo credit: psiloveyou.com You will have all kinds of friendships. Friendships due to circumstances, unexpected friendships, casual friendships, friendships with agendas, friendships that begin when you’re young and last a long time, friendships that are fleeting and run their course and friendships that end abruptly without any apparent explanation. Understand that friendships are complicated and…

photo credit: hercampus.com Some choices you make in your life will result in you feeling anxious. Career choices, relationship choices, word (or lack of word) choices will likely trigger anxiety at different times. Although it may not feel this way while knee deep in the angst, anxiety doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative experience.…

photo credit: youtube.com You might feel like not stumbling, not falling, not making mistakes is success. Truth is, though, problems, weakness, failed attempts are required in order to build resilience. You will have dreams that seem far beyond your reach and the faith and fortitude you gain through mistakes is what closes the gap. The…

photo credit: mrschatmansvisualartsblog.com Just for this moment try to see possibilities instead of barriers. Just for this moment try to let go of past hurts, understanding that the person who hurt you may have been struggling themselves. Just for the moment allow healing to begin. Just for this moment consider that your weaknesses— things you…

photo credit: farmersalmanac.com “Remember all people are always changing. When we judge them, we judge on what we believe we know of them, failing to realize that there is much we do not know, and that they are constantly changing as they try for better or worse to cope with life. Give others credit even…

Back in ancient times, the Greeks had a philosophy that I think you will find incredibly useful. When learning to shoot an arrow at a target, they never had the expectation to hit the bullseye on the first shot or even the second attempt. In fact, they had the mindset that missing the target was…