Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Recipients:
Jana V, course facilitator of Fanning the Flames: Using Writing to Launch Your Dreams
"for being a wonderful guide and a darn good friend! (Great class tonight 😊)
~and~
Cecilia M, fellow course participant
"for being warm, for being wise, for being a true WOMAN on the RISE!"
Jana is someone I've known since we were a couple of college kids at UMass Amherst, singing disco songs while walking into town from our dorm, and inspiring awe (terror?) in a couple of our guy friends with our capacity to neatly put away a football-sized calzone and a half-pint of ice cream apiece.
Cecilia -- to whom I will always be grateful for referring to us as "women on the rise" during one of our first classes -- is someone I've only just met.
If it wasn't for them, the BRIGHT SPOT Awards would not exist today.
One of Jana's writing exercises helped me unearth the desire to revive my blog, and one of her posts gave me the idea for the 100-day challenge. Cecilia has reminded me to keep the spirit of the project front and center, and that it's OK to change the rules to maintain said spirit.
Their inspiration and encouragement over the last month have been precious gifts.
Thank you, ladies.
Shameless Plug for a Friend:
Jana is a wonderful writing coach and course facilitator.
Feel free to check out her website, Set Your Muse On Fire!
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