Category: Expanding
A Soldier’s Humanity…
Posted on August 30, 2021 by Cortny Joy
We see pictures of US soldiers all the time. Garbed up and weighted down with weapons and vests and helmets and tactical gear. Saluting, assisting, training, fighting, shooting, flying, parachuting, sailing, saving, directing, protecting, doing. On the news, on social media, in movies, in… Continue Reading “A Soldier’s Humanity…”
Category: Expanding, Military Romance, Reading, WritingTags: All My Roads, Current Events, Fiction, Growth, Military Fiction, Pain, Personal
Trust is built with sand and boulders…
Posted on March 13, 2021 by Cortny Joy
I feel the most ME in a boldly-patterned dress, with wavy hair, sporting a giant grin, in a wide open space as the sun begins to set. Throw in some soulful music, dirt roads, and deep chats with a dear friend, and we’re really… Continue Reading “Trust is built with sand and boulders…”
Category: Expanding, Indie Author, WritingTags: All My Roads, Dream, Personal, Trust
Book Review: THE DANCE OF DECEPTION by Harriet Lerner
Posted on March 7, 2021 by Cortny Joy
Book 7 of 2021: THE DANCE OF DECEPTION by @harriet_lerner. ⠀ ⠀ If you watch my stories, you know this book was “eh” for me. Especially coming off THE DANCE OF ANGER. ⠀ ⠀ Here’s the thing…there were chapters that struck a resounding chord… Continue Reading “Book Review: THE DANCE OF DECEPTION by Harriet Lerner”
Category: Book Reviews, Expanding, ReadingTags: 2021 Reads, Growth, Non-Fiction, Personal
I never considered myself the creative type…
Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cortny Joy
I’ve always been “the brain.” Academics were my forte, with a handful of musical talent and a sprinkling of athletic ability. I neverrrrr considered myself the creative type.⠀ ⠀ Math and science, I now realize, made me feel safe. They’re black and white (at… Continue Reading “I never considered myself the creative type…”
Category: Expanding, Reflecting, WritingTags: Discomfort, Dream, Growth, Personal
We can know and not feel…
Posted on February 12, 2021 by Cortny Joy
We can know and not feel; believe and not embody. I am living my dream AND I have days/moments where I cry, get angry, or just plain question my sanity. ⠀ ⠀ Today was one of those days.⠀ ⠀ I woke up and deleted… Continue Reading “We can know and not feel…”
That intuitive pull…
Posted on November 13, 2020 by Cortny Joy
Ever struggle to trust yourself? Your thoughts, instincts, and feelings?⠀ ⠀ I do. ⠀ ⠀ For a tangible practice, make a list of every time you had an intuitive pull…no matter how big or small…only to be affirmed later on. Even if you didn’t… Continue Reading “That intuitive pull…”
Category: Expanding, ReflectingTags: Personal
The body knows…
Posted on September 23, 2020 by Cortny Joy
In no way is this post written from an “I’ve arrived” mindset. I am in the trenches of this idea and this work, daily grappling with its meaning for my life. So, I’m not here with advice…I’m in this place with you. … Continue Reading “The body knows…”
Expander fiction…
Posted on September 17, 2020 by Cortny Joy
When I tell people ALL MY ROADS is a romance novel, I feel smallness and insecurity creep in. My inner critic says, “Why are you writing romance novels when you care so much about mindfulness and healing and inner work? Non-fiction would sound more… Continue Reading “Expander fiction…”
Category: Expanding, WritingTags: All My Roads, Military Fiction, Personal, Romance
Learn to have your own back…
Posted on September 2, 2020 by Cortny Joy
WHEN YOU LEARN TO HAVE YOUR OWN BACK, YOU STOP HOPING OTHERS WILL DO IT FOR YOU. If you want to change your life, change the way you show up for yourself. The critical voice in your head? Teach it compassion. … Continue Reading “Learn to have your own back…”
My life will be more abundant when…
Posted on August 13, 2020 by Cortny Joy
Ok, pull out that list from yesterday and get ready to write again. (If you missed yesterday’s post, start there, and come back once you’ve made your list.) Complete the following sentence: “My life WILL be more abundant WHEN I AM NO… Continue Reading “My life will be more abundant when…”