Excerpt From My Book, "A Friendly Guide to Writing and Ghostwriting"
A Whisper in the Background
The mind can be a powerful and splendid ally. It can be a motivator, a planner and a supreme puzzle solver. But it’s not necessarily your friend. I was window shopping in West Hollywood one afternoon when I stopped in front of McConnell’s ice cream shop. I looked in the window and watched a server making a brownie sundae with hot fudge and whipped cream. It looked so good. Did I dare?
“Go ahead,” my inner voice encouraged. “Have that sundae. It’ll be delicious.”
“It’s bad for you . . ” another voice said.
“Life is hard,” the first one interrupted,” and you really deserve a treat. What harm can one sundae do? You only live once. You can starve tomorrow.”