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Parenting, Reflections, The Weekly Post

Going Back

June 23, 2024 CJ Bowers

Today, I find myself really missing the time I spent with my son while on leave. I found myself wishing I could go back...

Tagged baby, back, children, frustrated, going back, hope, learning, life, life lessons, parent, Parenting, regret, time, toddlerLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

The Path

April 21, 2024 CJ Bowers

Over the last few months, I've had the privilege of spending time with my son at home. But now my leave is coming to and end, and I am at a crossroads...

Tagged beginnings, children, choices, ends, father, fatherhood, life, love, Parenting, paths, poetry, son, thoughts, turns, twists, work, writingLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

How to Be a “Leader”

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 CJ Bowers

Want to rouse the troops? Want to fuel, motivate, and inspire? Easy! Just…

Tagged advice, boss, inspire, lead, leader, leadership, learning, life, management, motivate, Opinion, speech, workLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

So You Want to Be a Writer

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 CJ Bowers

For the best part of a decade, I have dedicated myself to being a writer. I have spent countless hours with pen and paper, computer and keyboard, thoughts and stories. And in all honesty, there are days when I want to quit. Nobody prepares you for the reality.

Tagged Creative Writing, inspiration, inspire, learning, life, perseverance, quit, stop, story, struggle, writer, writer's block, writing1 Comment
The Weekly Post

In Memory Still Bright

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 CJ Bowers

I have all the words in the English language available to me, and yet, this week they fail me.

Tagged Bowers, departed, eulogy, family, life, love, memory, missing, remember, remembrance, Robert, uncleLeave a comment
Fiction

A Life of Chance and Choice

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 CJ Bowers

Not every man chooses how his life unfolds. But there comes a time when they must decide to continue running or face what they are…

Tagged adventure, choice, daughter, death, family, fantasy, father, Fiction, hero, life, regret, story, villainLeave a comment
The Weekly Post

A Moment of Pause

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 CJ Bowers

There comes a moment where the world spins a bit too fast…

Tagged break, breathe, learning, life, pause, recharge, reflection, relaxLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

You Are the Writer

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 CJ Bowers

Life's greatest achievements often start with a single step…

Tagged author, greatness, hope, inspire, journey, learning, life, shine, writerLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

I Don’t Want to Write Today

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 CJ Bowers

In the dimly lit room, the blank screen of the laptop seemed to taunt me…

Tagged alive, blank, bored, Creative Writing, enjoy, experience, feel, life, living, struggle, uninspired, writer, writer's block, writingLeave a comment
Creative Writing, The Weekly Post

The Breath

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 CJ Bowers

We were younger once. So full of energy. Our whole lives were still ahead of us. I remember…

Tagged Creative Writing, dog, Fiction, life, life lessons, loss, parent, pet, Pets, storyLeave a comment

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