by Shari Shattuck | Jun 19, 2025 | beauty, children, creative inspiration, family, kids, Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, writers, writing
All my life I’ve loved sharing the magic I see in things. It might be light on the mountains, stars in the sky, raindrops of spring leaves, but whatever it is, I like to call it to other people’s attention, it makes my joy multiply. Not everyone likes...
by Shari Shattuck | Dec 31, 2024 | beauty, creative inspiration, depression, Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, therapy, writers, writing
I live in trees. I don’t mean in a treehouse or a hammock but surrounded by huge, varied trees that soar and thrive, that are covered with moss and mushrooms and ferns that grow 40 feet up. I love and respect them, they fill me with joy and peace, and though...
by Shari Shattuck | Dec 7, 2024 | authors, creating character, depression, Life in General, writers, writing
The other day, I was walking into a store and two—we’ll call them scruffy—older gentleman were exiting, both of them seemed down on both luck and mood. One thing that tweaks at my heart is when people try not to meet your eyes, as though they are somehow ashamed...
by Shari Shattuck | Sep 4, 2024 | creating character, creative inspiration, depression, family, Life in General, therapy, writers, writing
As a rule, I’m a cheerful woman. Not many people see me when I’m down, and that’s by design. My darker days are pretty intense, and unlike many who turn to friends or even social media for rescue, my response to a hard and unfeeling world is...
by Shari Shattuck | May 25, 2024 | art, authors, beauty, children, creative inspiration, family, Life in General, writers, writing
There are days, lots of them, when things seem so much harder than they need to be, and then I am reminded of how much worse some people have it and against all odds they remain optimistic, positive, and deeply enamored of life. We all have moods and difficulties,...
by Shari | Mar 20, 2023 | beauty, ILD, Life in General, lung damage
If there’s one thing I’ve always been able to count on it’s that I have more to do. More to create, to live, to experience. And so, when you find yourself presented with the option of time running out, of possibilities thinning and horizons growing...
