I am not sure who coined the term “scarcity mindset,” but I can attest to its negative influence. Scarcity mindset is basically the fear that stems from the idea that there will never be enough—be it food, money, love, support, emotions etc. When we are in this mindset all of our actions are based from…

When it comes to my writing—especially with a new idea—I tend to get caught up in the details of how the final product will look before I even begin. This tendency has also shown up in my personal life; wanting to know exactly how things will turn out. However, that’s not realistic in life, nor…

Social media and the internet are both tools many people use to navigate their daily lives, myself included. We use apps to shop, to purchase, to plan, and to keep up with the people in our lives. This poses a potential problem for future authors like me: how do we make ourselves (and our work)…

Yesterday, I was sitting in my living room with some family when suddenly an idea for a story started to take shape in my mind. At first it was fuzzy and blurry and it kind of felt like trying to pick up an individual grain of sand. I had no idea what the end result…

Who is Jessie Cabella? Although I am a writer, I am also so many other things—some which I can label and some that I cannot. I am the sum of all of my experiences and my reactions to them. Funny, kind, generous, loud, witty, a smart-ass, and loving are just some of the attributes others…

Welcome Readers, Writers, and Curious Minds! For years many of you have been asking why I haven’t published any of my poems, short stories, or novels and the honest answer was I kept telling myself it wasn’t the right time. I lived for years in the “someday when I’m…” attitude where I was waiting for…