Home » Squidoo Community » About Me » Why I Squidoo

Practice Your Writing Skills Here

From the lens How Granny Gets Her Groove Back.

If you want to, you can use this space to write your own thoughts on writing. Or add another quote. Or just let us know what you are thinking today.

  • Momsbusy247 May 22, 2012 @ 11:29 pm | delete
    What an inspiring lens. Thanks!
  • poutine May 16, 2012 @ 8:22 am | delete
    This should help me to get my mojo back in shape.
  • Pastiche May 15, 2012 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Hey, Granny thanks for helping me get my mojo back ...
  • marsha32 May 15, 2012 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Very cool lens! This granny is trying to get her groove on with squidoo.
  • elsahc Apr 7, 2012 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    Love the personal creativity you put in this page.
  • ngio64 Feb 9, 2012 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Great lens. It is always nice to read about something that might be bad turning out good.(your mammogram.)
  • mamabush Feb 3, 2012 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for writing this...I really needed to read this today! :)
  • nickirc Jan 12, 2012 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    I can't write like you can but I do appreciate your talent. Thanks for the entertaining lens.
    i'm glag you are out of the rut!
  • skiesgreen Jan 7, 2012 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Blessings by Skiesgreen 2012. Hugs
  • skiesgreen Dec 26, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    Good lens and really enjoyable. Featured on Motivation. Hugs
  • MagicBeanDip Nov 24, 2011 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    Really excellent lens!
  • LyricalVenus Oct 13, 2011 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    lovely lens! I LOVE Bird by Bird, it has definitely sparked me back to life or into moving ahead more than once.
  • dthonstad Sep 13, 2011 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    Thanks for writing and sharing this. I have been pretty rutterized lately. It's like a bad bowling game where every ball you throw ends up in the gutter. Ugh... Your lens helped me to strategize some ways to get out of the gutter! Part of it is just moving... so I am going to move in a different direction and stop being stuck. I too want to write and be remarkable. I like using that word... I think all people are remarkable, but some people just never find their remarkable selves. So the key for me is rediscovery of myself. Thanks!
  • Showpup Aug 27, 2011 @ 9:33 am | delete
    Enjoyed my time spent on this lens. Thanks for sharing your inspirations.
  • NYtoSCimjustme Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    This may be one of the / or THE best written lens I've come across yet. I too can relate - for my 'writing' notions have been put up on the shelf in a closet for years. I also read Stephen King's 'On Writing' and loved it... now I'm wondering - where is that book? Thank You for sharing such and inspirational / motivational lens.
  • vbright105 Aug 26, 2011 @ 12:22 am | delete
    I had to read this again. It's very inspirational. Thanks
  • CCGAL Aug 25, 2011 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    Great video clip of Stephen King. I've been thinking a lot about some of the concepts you've dealt with here, so it felt nice to know that I'm not out in the ozone alone in these thoughts. Thanks for sharing this part of yourself with me. Much appreciated, this lens.
  • vbright105 Aug 14, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    What an inspirational lens! I really enjoyed this!
  • Heather426 Aug 14, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    Always loved this lens, and glad you are back from job hell to have more fun on Squidoo.
  • Ramkitten Aug 12, 2011 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    I'm glad you got your groove back, although I don't think you ever really lost it. I know what it's like to get into a funk, though, and I love your attitude and how you got yourself back on track. *Blessed by an angel on the Back to School Bus Trip*
  • juliebirch Jun 28, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    I saw a link to this in Squidu and curriosity got the better of me. I have to say I love the attitude you show.
  • darciefrench Jun 24, 2011 @ 3:28 am | delete
    I'm back again - going to feature this lens on Self-Reliance Trust30 - I love how you got your groove back and I hope it stays - you have my vote of confidence.
  • hotbrain Feb 26, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    I really enjoyed the Seth Godin video! Thanks for putting together this excellent lens :)
  • sukkran Jan 26, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    really an inspirational lens. i love it.
  • SereneSea Jan 22, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    That is such an interesting phrase and you have used it very creatively and effectively. You have a novel style and I love your way of writing and explaining things with examples.
  • Spook Jan 22, 2011 @ 5:45 am | delete
    I found this exceptional and for the most part it reminded me, of me. However I have yet to transcend the 'self doubt' part. You have a gift.
  • darciefrench Jan 12, 2011 @ 9:43 pm | delete
    I love Stephen King too, and from what I've read from Seth Godin's blog, we're in good hands on squidoo. This is an inspirational lens that I can relate too, thanks -:)
  • Heather426 Jan 9, 2011 @ 11:55 pm | delete
    Love the quotes, too!
  • Heather426 Jan 9, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    First, love the lens! You are a great writer! Second, Squidoo is not a race. Your way is right for you:) I was not the fastest Giant either. Just keep doing what you do. It's great!
  • TWOnline2 Dec 13, 2010 @ 4:00 am | delete
    cute. and i like the rules of writing
  • totally_radically_awesome Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Writing is a special hobby of mine that is one of the things or perhaps only things that greatly improves me as a person, writing full fanfiction novels, articles, journalizing, poetry, lists and you thoughts that is something that improves your writing. I think though to write you don't have to feel like you want to write. Just write. Sometimes just writing something stupidly amusing gets me in the mood, but do we really need to be in the mood to write? Cannot we just wing it?

    In the National Writing Month I finished my first originally written practice 50, 000 page novel and it felt great. It feels great just to wing it.
  • haikuwedding Dec 10, 2010 @ 12:30 am | delete
    Exceptional and inspirational - from Seth Godin to Stephen King and the white cat with Purple Cow is most eye-catching too. Thumbs up!
  • GrammaLinda Dec 7, 2010 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    Nicely done. A good lens to review when things are going south. Thumbs up!
  • RinchenChodron Dec 4, 2010 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Wow lots of updates since my first visit. Great job - I love this lens.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Dec 4, 2010 @ 7:32 am | delete
    So glad you got back into your groove. I love your lenses. :)
  • Gail47 Dec 4, 2010 @ 7:12 am | delete
    This lens may have been for you, but it is speaking to others, myself included. Very nicely done!
  • WendyKrick Dec 4, 2010 @ 6:35 am | delete
    This was an awesome read. It is very inspirational. By the way, you look way to your to be a grandma!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Dec 4, 2010 @ 2:56 am | delete
    Just what I needed, thanks
  • poddys Dec 4, 2010 @ 2:38 am | delete
    Excellent lens, and I also get depressed and loose my groove, especially when the pressure of all the things I want to do but don't have time for weigh heavily on my mind. Loved the examples you gave, Carrie was a great movie, and Phenomenon was exceptional too. Keep on the right path, don't let life get you down, and things will work out in the end. At least that's what I keep trying to tell myself. This has for us been a year of wonderful highs and also horrible lows. I am hoping as it comes to a close that good news is just around the corner. Wishing you the same.
  • grannysage Dec 4, 2010 @ 2:06 am | delete
    I mentioned above that this lens was for me, to motivate myself when I get discouraged or too hard on myself. The past few weeks have been like that and it seemed like the Muse had found another place to live. So I popped back in to read it again, and am glad to report that I hear the footsteps of the Muse walking up the driveway.

    "?I would especially like to recourt the Muse of poetry, who ran off with the mailman four years ago, and drops me only a scribbled postcard from time to time.? John Updike
  • poutine Nov 5, 2010 @ 5:52 am | delete
    Very inspirational and well writeen.
  • Solitudinarian Sep 26, 2010 @ 11:49 am | delete
    As an introvert, as well as a grump and a failure, I love this lens. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on some of mine. I especially like LeGuin's comment on introverts, so true.

    It's nice to know I'm not the only one to struggle to find a point or purpose to it all at times.
  • SereneSea Sep 13, 2010 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens that inspires us to get back to the groove. While many of us feel the negative thoughts to be overwhelming, it is important to get rid of them. The negative vibrations are like spiraling groove that ends up in nothing. Well written lens, I really loved reading it.
  • Irenemaria Sep 12, 2010 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    You have written so many of my own thoughts! I have been reading your lens slowly and enjoyed the positive tone!
  • BigGirlBlue Sep 5, 2010 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    I highly recommend Bird by Bird on your wish list as well as The Artist Way and Writing Down the Bones. Good luck on your journey.
  • partybuzz Aug 6, 2010 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing this...it's very inspirational. :)
  • WordCustard Jul 21, 2010 @ 6:33 am | delete
    Delighted to lensroll back to Motivation for Writers. :) Thanks!
  • Jul 20, 2010 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    This is a great lens for getting back in the flow and not letting a 'funk' sideline you for good. A great addition to You Rock!
  • vallain Jun 19, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    I'm glad that you are back on track and wrote this lens to inspire yourself (and the rest of us).
  • sandyspider Jun 13, 2010 @ 9:00 am | delete
    Wonderful motivational lens. Go granny's everywhere!
  • susannaduffy Jun 12, 2010 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    The slang definition omits the original (fortunately) and I'm not really moved by Stella. I'm moved, motivated and inspired by Granny Sage. Groovy lens, blessed by an angel today
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 19, 2010 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    You go Granny! Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • KathyMcGraw Apr 18, 2010 @ 3:42 am | delete
    Very enjoyable...being only you really is what it's all about, and as you said if you are bored with it, so is your reader :) Oh, and I loved White Cats can't Dance :)
  • ulla_hennig Apr 14, 2010 @ 4:34 am | delete
    Thanks for this inspiring page!
  • WordCustard Apr 13, 2010 @ 10:23 am | delete
    I love your philosophy for writing and for being a true individual. I came back to give this a well-deserved *~*~ Angel Blessing ~*~*
  • vallain Mar 11, 2010 @ 11:27 am | delete
    Inspiring... guess, I'd better quite browsing around and get with some writing.
  • Wordwinder Feb 28, 2010 @ 5:50 am | delete
    Wonderfully inspirational.
  • sittonbull Feb 6, 2010 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Diane... You are a writer! You should come on over and join us at Crabbysbeach which is a wordpress multi user forum created by Drifter for those of us who want to blog on a network. I just made a comment there spotlighting this lens: http://crabbysbeach.com/blogs/go-ahead-and-admit-it-you-are-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-494
  • sittonbull Feb 6, 2010 @ 12:59 am | delete
    I read this awesome lens the other night as I was coming over for a visit to thank you for your visit to my lens. It was late, like tonight, and my get up and go... had got up and went. Had to come back to tell you that this is one of the best lens I have read and I'm LRing it into my learning lens. What I like about it is that it is real & inspiring in that it identified that you reached that moment in time which all of us who enjoy writing want to experience...There's no put on here for you are rejoicing in the revelation that you underwent an epiphany and that empowered a renaissance that led you to understand that it is YOU who you must write for... and not someone else. You can feel the confidence oozing out of each word after that and the doubts falling away like the leaves from oak tree in mid-November. That made me want to go read your other lenses, because I know you have something to say and I like the way you said it on this one. I'll get to them when I can and I think I'll be able to tell the before... and the after Granny got her groove back.
  • purplelady Feb 5, 2010 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    Wow! I didn't count the number of times while ready this lens that I thought to myself, "Hey, I wanted to say that."; but I can assure you they were many. I got to your lenses by checking out your LOTD about David McCallum (also love that show and Ducky-although I am partial to Abbie).
    Congratulations on your LOTD, you deserve it. However, I would like to put in a plug for this lens to be a LOTD. I loved it! 5 grooves, a couple of lensrolls, a bird and a face and a huge Fave.
    Great job with the use of purple.
  • grannysage Dec 29, 2009 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    I want to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to read this lens and leave a comment. Knowing that someone derived some little bit of inspiration or hope from something I wrote is what keeps me writing. And as I said, I keep coming back to it myself, remind myself to keep on keeping on!
  • Wednesday_Elf Dec 29, 2009 @ 9:25 am | delete
    I don't think I have enough 'words' to describe how much this lens 'spoke' to me. The thoughts you've shared here have had a powerful influence on my own thoughts and feelings. I especially like this quote "I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you." and am sending it to my son. It's exactly what he needs to hear at this point in his life. Thank you for this marvelous lens.
  • WhiteOak50 Dec 17, 2009 @ 8:29 am | delete
    This is truly a fantastic lens!! I was updating one of lens this morning and was reading one of your post. You know how sometimes "Spirit" just guides you to a location. I landed here this morning. There are many messages in this lens I needed to read...thank you and Blessed Holidays!!
  • KimGiancaterino Dec 14, 2009 @ 7:06 pm | delete
    Brilliant... I need a lens like this! Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • theraggededge Dec 13, 2009 @ 7:20 am | delete
    I love this lens. I have been going through my usual pre-Christmas despondency and this is just what I needed to read. Thank you, Granny, I think you beckoned me to visit!
  • whitemoss Dec 13, 2009 @ 3:37 am | delete
    I'm so happy to have found this lens of yours. I'm at a bit of a low spot right now, but think I'll soon be working my way out- and that will include starting making lenses again.Sue
  • divacratus Dec 13, 2009 @ 3:27 am | delete
    Enjoyed this lens a lot! Keep writing. :)
  • Jewelsofawe Dec 13, 2009 @ 1:58 am | delete
    Cool lens! I love the movie phenomenon and the part about the chairs. I am still looking for someone who will "buy my chairs" so to speak. I will have to check out more about Seth. I enjoyed reading this lens you wrote... Blessed by an angel!
  • MysticTurtle Dec 12, 2009 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    Thank you, thank you for this lens! 5* and favorite for future reference.
  • mbgphoto Dec 10, 2009 @ 8:04 am | delete
    Excellent lens....lots of food for thought. I love the quote by Robert Frost. Thanks for an inspiring lens. 5* and blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • sema Dec 10, 2009 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Thank you ,GrannySage ,for the motivation.I was getting a little insecure in creating lenses seeing all the great works around.But your words have motivated me to take up the lenses I have as W.I.P and work on them as we learn only as we do more of it.5*lens!
  • puzzlemaker Dec 9, 2009 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    Let me just say I LOVED reading about you just now. Your writing is genuine and comforting. I'm glad you're back in your groove - you are an excellent writer.
  • Momtothezoo Dec 8, 2009 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
  • mukunda22 Dec 8, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    Hi Granny--I just bought "Writing Spirit" from this lens!

    ####blessed####
  • Joan4 Dec 8, 2009 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    This is very motivational writing-- and I am thrilled you got your groove back! one of the most important lessons I learned as a beginner at Squidoo was that it does not have to be perfect -- good enough is good enough. I think Seth Godin said that. Sometimes I find myself working on lenses from two years ago -- looking back I can see so many things I can improve!
    PS - when I get stuck, I just step back for a while and live a little life before I try writing again. It usually helps! lol
  • OhMe Dec 8, 2009 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Bless your heart and your lens, Granny and I hope you stay in the groove. Great quotes and wonderful thought provoking writing!
  • kimmanleyort Dec 8, 2009 @ 11:50 am | delete
    Such an interesting read. You've inspired me once again and the Seth video was right on the money. I know you are proud to have your 20th lens but what I see as even more important is that you have 20 quality lenses that reflect your unique personality. Keep writing, grannysage! I for one will definitely keep reading.
  • bethd821 Dec 7, 2009 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    I'm so glad Granny got her groove back. Great lens!
  • Tipi Dec 6, 2009 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Every interesting lens Granny! I have not written in awhile or published a new lens. Maybe this will get me going, is I can think of a topic. Thank you!
    Blessed by a Squid Angel,
    Happy Holidays!
  • WordCustard Dec 6, 2009 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    Well, right now I am thinking that it is a true pleasure to read the words of a writer about writing. You wrote this for yourself, I know, but you taught me something about myself along the way - and I suspect you'll do the same for others. Thank you for inviting me to read this lens.

by

grannysage

My name is Diane Wallace, aka GrannySage. I consider myself to be a storyteller. I like to wrap inspirational messages inside little vignettes of my life... more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!

Explore related pages

Related Tags