Amanda Herring, Writer

Glad you're here! 💜 From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.

Inspiring & Encouraging

Romanticize Your Life

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 20, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
I am taken with the notion of romanticizing your life. Influencers offer us glimpses into romanticized living, and I think that’s why we’re drawn to them, even as opulent and out of reach as it might seem. We love soft, glowing candles illuminating patterned textiles...

Go to bed with gratitude.

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 14, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
I hope you’re going to bed tonight with gratitude for an eventful, joyous weekend or with anticipation of an eventful, joyous week to come. I had no real Friday Adventure with my girl to report, as she was gone all week to a church camp...

Come home. Remember your “why”.

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 23, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
I went to church this morning. Not having gone in weeks, I was reluctant. Not having been around people much since my last series of performances as a studio owner, I was nearly resistant. I would have to people. “How’s retirement going?” *grin* “It’s been...

Something To Look Forward To = Deliverance

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 19, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
I remember how it felt to move to Phoenix – adventurous, intrepid, liberating! I was only 24 and had been married for almost a year. We had seven days to make the decision about moving, sight unseen, to a city with a population of more...

Create Souvenirs

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 12, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
We leave things behind. We leave something where ever we go. We leave a little part of ourselves with every person with which we interact. Like souvenirs. That little thing – the smile, the encouraging word, the compliment, the observation, the point, the snarky comment,...

Tough Love / Busy vs. Productive

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 30, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Busy vs. Productive…figure it out. It’s a trap we all fall into from time to time. Step back. Evaluate. Modify. #windowseatsense

Tough Love / Excuses Not Reasons

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 29, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
You’re only as good as the tape that plays in your head. And for the love of all things holy, stop speaking negatively out loud. #windowseatsense

Tough Love / Focus On Habits

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 28, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Stop thinking. Get busy doing.#windowseatsense

Tough Love Is Coming

In Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 27, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
A motivational quote across a picture of ocean waves is nice, but sometimes we need a kick in the butt. Are you opposed to a little tough love? Are you offended? Are they “in your business” more than your comfort level allows? “He’s done quit...