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Dear Fiction Writers, Make Sure Your Life Is As Fulfilling As Those of Your Characters
Dear Fiction Writers, Make Sure Your Life Is As Fulfilling As Those of Your Characters

If you find that your life isn’t as thrilling or fulfilling as you would like it to be, it might be time to make some changes.

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Writing, Self-DiscoveryAshley Cantavefiction, writers, fulfilling, characters, writer, happy endings, happiness, fiction writer, writing, thrills, pleasures, comfort zone, convention, follow your heart, courage, challenges, adventures, happy, comfortable, uncomfortable, fun, heart, familiar, unhappy, disappoint, safe, changeComment
How Do You Know You’re Suppressing Your Sensuality?
How Do You Know You’re Suppressing Your Sensuality?

Sensuality is something to be embraced. It’s not something to be ashamed of, to feel guilty about, or to hide or suppress.

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Self-DiscoveryAshley Cantavesuppressing, sensuality, suppress, sensual, desires, conservative, sex, side, natural, sexual, sexuality, uncomfortable, comfortable, conversations, steamy, scenes, books, fiction, creative writing, explore, partner, guilty, beliefs, avoid, spiritual, religious, embrace, expressComment
How Religion Taught Me to Take a Passive Approach to Life
How Religion Taught Me to Take a Passive Approach to Life

The way I understood things before, I wasn’t supposed to make big decisions about my life.

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Spirituality, Self-DiscoveryAshley Cantavereligion, passive, approach, religious, teachings, literally, rules, mental health, spiritual, spirituality, beliefs, believe, wait, plan, active role, entrepreneurship, making money, active, successful, business, moving forward, art, make progress, limiting beliefs, participant, uprootComment
Two Things I Learned After Leaving Religion Behind
Two Things I Learned After Leaving Religion Behind

I believe we should try to practice spirituality in a way that feels right to us, not in a way that people tell us we’re supposed to do it.

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Self-Discovery, SpiritualityAshley Cantaveleaving, religion, religious, church, spiritual awakening, beliefs, spiritual crisis, believe, spiritual, identity crisis, mental health, relationship, teachings, rules, judge, spirituality, transitions, stability, crush, friends, feelings, judgment, ritualsComment