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Change and Transformation

Wild Things Don’t Wait: Lessons Learned by Picking Wild Berries
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

Wild Things Don’t Wait: Lessons Learned by Picking Wild Berries

Posted on June 10, 2020

Travel back to childhood and savor some simplicity. Connect to the life lessons learned through an annual event: picking wild berries.

Autumn and Lessons on Seeing the Unseen
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

Autumn and Lessons on Seeing the Unseen

Posted on October 18, 2019

The transition of seasons often reflects transitions in our own lives. Are we aware of what isn’t obvious in our lives? Is there magic in the present moment that we only need to open our eyes and see?

Locating Your Wings: What Butterflies Teach About Our Writing Voices
Change and Transformation, News, Teaching, Writing

Locating Your Wings: What Butterflies Teach About Our Writing Voices

Posted on August 5, 2019

Finding our writing voice takes courage, strength and vulnerability. Learn about the surprising toughness of the fragile butterfly and what it teach us about those same characteristics.

Love and the Art of Building Cathedrals
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

Love and the Art of Building Cathedrals

Posted on February 13, 2019

At a bend in the wooded path, old growth oaks give way to acres of towering Spruce. Their vaulting trunks…

Root Bound and Deadheading: What a Fall Garden Can Teach Us
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

Root Bound and Deadheading: What a Fall Garden Can Teach Us

Posted on September 27, 2018

Snip, snip. The scissoring of my shears cuts through the heavy autumn air. Leaning over my garden beds, I stretch…

Clearing Space: What I Learned From My Friend’s Drastic Downsize
Change and Transformation

Clearing Space: What I Learned From My Friend’s Drastic Downsize

Posted on July 30, 2018

  “What made me think buying more socks would change my life?!” my friend asks pointedly. Her expression says it…

We’re All on the Same Team:  What an old baseball mitt and a Robin’s nest teach us about what’s important.
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

We’re All on the Same Team: What an old baseball mitt and a Robin’s nest teach us about what’s important.

Posted on June 6, 2018

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy….

If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do April Snowstorms Bring?
Blessings, Change and Transformation

If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Do April Snowstorms Bring?

Posted on April 9, 2018

A white winter wonderland greeted us this morning. It’s April 9 and snow covers my newly reinstalled patio furniture. Snow…

Trust the Journey: video
Change and Transformation, Life Lessons

Trust the Journey: video

Posted on August 4, 2017

I’m trying something new.

Update: Everything Must Go
Blessings, Change and Transformation

Update: Everything Must Go

Posted on June 3, 2017

Last year about this time, I shared the story of saying goodbye to life-long summer neighbors. (Read the essay here.) For…

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About Heartwired Writing

Creative, heartwarming content designed to touch hearts, teach lessons, and create connections. My name is Katie O’Connell, and I specialize in finding the heart of a message. Whether it’s through essays (on Life Lessons, Blessings, Grief, or Parenting) or helping you uncover the right messaging for your audience; I believe we’re meant to be heartwired.

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