by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 11, 2024 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Personal Stories
For twenty-four years, I dreamed of visiting Borneo. I even had it listed on my Bucket List. While I ticked off other items on my list during that time—some as remote and hard to get to as Borneo—I still put it off thinking it was too way off the beaten track and...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Nov 14, 2024 | Gratitude, Personal Stories
Money aside, it takes a lot of effort, energy and time to travel the world. I should know as I just returned from visiting my 55th and 56th country: Singapore and Malaysia. If I had to rank those factors in order of importance, I’d be tempted to place energy right...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jul 12, 2024 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Book Writing Research Process, Disciplined Decisions, fiction writing, Gratitude, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
Thankfully, I have a full life with many blessings and much to be grateful for. I am truly never bored as I always have something to do or somewhere to go. In fact, I can no longer keep up with the numerous hobbies I collected over the years because I’ve replaced them...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Apr 12, 2024 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Positive Perspective
In anticipation of a milestone birthday last October, I decided to start travelling internationally again; something I hadn’t done since COVID shut down the world in 2020. Because I enjoy travelling—and often do so on my own—I considered 2023 as my “travel year,”...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 12, 2023 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Gratitude, Meditation for the Mind, Personal Stories, Positive Perspective
The 18th anniversary of my father’s passing occurred last week, bringing up a lot of memories. Happy, sad and humorous. My dad was highly intelligent, sensitive, creative as well as extremely funny. Deadpan funny at times. Irreverently funny. Like the time he called...
by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Apr 18, 2023 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Comfort Zone, Disciplined Decisions, fiction writing, Gratitude, Meditation for the Mind, Personal Stories, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process
My teenage son wants to move to the snow. He’s tired of the balmy beach life where the temps rarely go below 40 degrees and where golf carts are street legal. Over the years, in his young mind, he’s determined that coastal people (read, girls) tend to be shallow and...
