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Author: Joan T Warren

Author Joan T. Warren retired from occupational therapy and addictions ministry, but still loves to build and maintain healthy relationships, encourage others in their journey toward wholeness, and engage creative skills such as writing, drawing, painting, dancing, home decorating, furniture refurbishing, and gardening. She's an active grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoys making wholesome development fun. Her faith is the quiet engine behind her life, so although she enjoys delivering inspirational messages, she dislikes preachy, controlling, guilt-trips just as much as you do! Read more about Joan under "About the Author" at joantwarren.com
Attempts at Humor…

Publishing (A First-Timer’s View) in 19 Easy-ish Steps (LOL)

7 Apr 20237 Apr 2023
As my faithful readers know, my forthcoming novel, A Bent Tree Path, is taking a long time (understatement of the century) to prepare! It's with beta readers now, and I…
Reflections

My Road to Recovery

25 Mar 20237 Apr 2023
Coming Soon! Will add link when published! A 12-Week Guided Journal for Inner Healing Hey friends! New book by yours truly coming soon! Follow for updates on release date. Comment…
Reflections…

Some Cherokee Tidbits

3 Feb 20233 Feb 2023
A few years ago, I had the privilege to travel in and around Cherokee, North Carolina. My daughter and I chose to spend a morning at the Museum of the…
Global Issues…

Helplessness, Learned Dependency and the Art of Compassion

25 Jan 2023
A few years ago, an older man in a wheelchair approached my husband, granddaughter and me as we walked across the street toward a playground. He started out as if…
Blog Events…

2022: People of Earth Sharing Hopes, Dreams, Promises Against All Odds

2 Jan 2022
We got our hopes up that 2021 would be better than 2020. That we could stop wearing masks. Get together again. Go on vacation again. But she wasn't so kind,…
Blog Events

2022: Hopes, Promises and Dreams

30 Dec 202129 Dec 2021
Let’s get ready for those new year resolutions! Here at Heart to Heart, we’re drawing 2021 to a close by hosting a prompt/roundup for all of us Wordpress bloggers and…
Do-Overs

Do-Overs

28 Dec 202129 Dec 2021
Ever wish someone would yell, "Cut!" and you'd get a chance to do the scene over? Maybe you lost your temper. Maybe you felt the fool after spilling your guts.…
Reflections…

“But it’s not COVID. . . “

22 Dec 2021
This season, I've heard it again and again. I've heard myself say it. "It's not COVID" has become the new catchphrase. It means relax. It means don't worry. It means…
Motivations…

Serenity Prayer 2.0

16 Dec 202117 Dec 2021
A little update to the old standby, this prayer spilled from my heart one day. I pulled over to jot it down. Here it is, in case you might need…
The Bent Tree Path…

Blue-pencil Time

8 Jul 2021
So many of us here, who follow each other's blogs, are writers who want to publish. Others are writers who just want a place to express, create, share and sometimes…
Reflections

All is not Sweet

7 Jan 2021
Yesterday's violence at the US Capitol saddens me. My last post was for Old Glory. That glory, has it faded, or are we jaded? Listen to one side, it sounds…
Freedom vs Fear

Glory, Old Glory

4 Nov 20204 Nov 2020
No matter what happens, to me, our flag stands for freedom. Saw this beautiful reminder on my evening walk tonight. Timely. Take heart.
Freedom vs Fear…

Drop Your Mask?

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020
The US is buzzing with political opinion, judgments, and even mud-slinging about masks. Wear it. Drop it. It's gotten so bad here that folks can almost tell if you're republican…
Reflections

Weigh in on Media’s Role in Embracing Diversity

24 Oct 202024 Oct 2020
Global Issues…

Embracing Diversity

24 Oct 202024 Oct 2020
As we approach election day in the USA, this previous post from 2017 seems especially relevant. Click on the link below and please, weigh in with your comments. For those…
Reflections…

Developing a Mission Statement for Fiction Novel

13 May 2020
You can help me decide! Here are a few shorter sentences that I'm developing to help guide revision of the upcoming novel, The Bent Tree Path. Here's your chance to…
Other Ventures…

Writing Through COVID-19

6 May 20206 May 2020
Hello Faithful Readers! First, my apologies for leaving you so long! Writing is a hobby for me, and sometimes I fall into placing my beloved hobbies last on my list…
Motivations…

Elusive Pleasures Part 5

19 Nov 2018
This is the last of a five-part series on Elusive Pleasures, in which we’re exploring losses, their associated neural connections and ways to adapt to changes and renew pleasure. In…
Midlife Blitz…

Elusive Pleasures: 10 Ways to Feel Better!

4 Jun 201824 Oct 2020
What if you could do some simple brain exercises to get more pleasure in your life? Would you be interested? What? Exercise my brain? How in the world do I…
Motivations…

Elusive Pleasures: Get the Feeling Back!

24 Jun 20171 Sep 2018
How can we get our brains to release that much-needed pleasure response again? We’ve looked at how easy it is to lose a good feeling. A simple change in sensation…

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