A Little Inspiration

Top 10 Inspirational Quotes

By the wonderful Lori McLaughlin!

Thank you, Elizabeth, for having me over!!

Doubts. We all have them. Whenever we reach for our dreams, they sneak up on us and blindside us with words of our own inadequacy. We're not good enough, smart enough, talented enough. We can't possibly do whatever it is we want to do. Whenever those doubts start whispering in my ear and dragging me down, I go for some positive reinforcement. These are some of my favorite quotes that never fail to pick me up and get me going again.

1.      "When we believe, all things are possible." ~ Based on Mark 9:23 of the King James Bible (Jesus said unto him, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.")

2.      "If you can dream it, you can do it." ~ Walt E. Disney

3.      "It always seems impossible until it's done." ~ Nelson Mandela

4.      "Do or do not. There is no try." ~ Yoda

5.      "You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe. Trust. Let go. And see what happens." ~ Mandy Hale

6.      "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway." ~ John Wayne

7.      "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

8.      "A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings. Always believe in yourself." ~ Unknown

9.      "You have galaxies inside your head. Stop letting people tell you you cannot shine." ~ Unknown

10.  "A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms." ~ Zen Shin Talks by Sensei Ogui

These quotes always inspire me. What quotes inspire you?

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Tara Triannon is no stranger to trouble. She's yet to find an enemy her skill with a sword couldn't
dispatch. But how can she fight one that attacks through her dreams?

With her nightmares worsening, Tara seeks answers but finds only more questions. Then her sister, Laraina, reveals a stunning secret that forces Tara to go to the one place Tara's sworn never to return to. Her troubles multiply when Jovan Trevillion, the secretive soldier of fortune who stole her heart, is mentally tortured by an ancient Being intent on bending him to its will. And worst of all, the Butcher — the terrifying wolf-like assassin she thought she'd killed — survived their duel and is hunting her again.

Hounded by enemies, Tara sets out on a harrowing quest to discover the true nature of who she is, to come to grips with the new volatility of her magic, and to defeat the evil locked in a centuries-old trap that will stop at nothing to control her magic and escape through her nightmares.

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Lori L. MacLaughlin traces her love of fantasy adventure to Tolkien and Terry Brooks, finding The Lord of the Rings and The Sword of Shannara particularly inspirational. She's been writing stories in her head since she was old enough to run wild through the forests on the farm on which she grew up.

She has been many things over the years – tree climber, dairy farmer, clothing salesperson, kids' shoe fitter, retail manager, medical transcriptionist, journalist, private pilot, traveler, wife and mother, Red Sox and New York Giants fan, muscle car enthusiast and NASCAR fan, and a lover of all things Scottish and Irish.

When she's not writing (or working), she can be found curled up somewhere dreaming up more story ideas, taking long walks in the countryside, or spending time with her kids. She lives with her family in northern Vermont.

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Thanks to our hosts Lexa, L.G, and Tonja Drecker for this weekly good things check in! 

Swept Away got a couple of great reviews from fellow authors. Stephanie Faris, Crystal Collier, Jessica Kile, and Susan Swett Swiderski. These ladies left such nice reviews, I am just beside myself. All of these ladies are so very talented in their own writing, I take their praise to high credit.

I dedicated Swept away to our fellow blogging buddy, Jo Wake. Jo has been so giddy, it has made publication of this book as exciting as the first.

Seriously, the support from fellow authors and bloggers has just been the most amazing part of the writing process.