Current writing projects, musings, and various tidbits from
Lady Misty Gebhart
Fresh Ink
Calling All Coffee Lovers…
The new book is coming along swimmingly!
I have so many coffee facts, traditions, historical stories, reflection prompts, and quotes all ready to go into formatting.
What’s left?
Coffee conversations and recipes.
I am writing the coffee conversations to be…
Writing a Book is Like….
For me, writing a book is like an insurmountable challenge, until I dig into it.
That is my reality. I think about it every day.
How do I want to do this?
How should I word that?
(Read the blog for an excerpt from my latest book project!)
You’d Never Say It to a Friend
You would never say the things you say to yourself to someone you love.
You would never call a friend disgusting for gaining weight. You would never call her stupid for making a mistake. You would never tell her she is behind, not enough, or too broken to be loved.
But many women hear that kind of cruelty in their own heads every single day — and call it motivation.
What makes the inner critic so dangerous is not…
Reclaiming Yourself: A Homecoming After a Lifetime of Shrinking
There comes a moment in a woman’s life when she realizes she’s been shrinking for so long that her own reflection feels like a guest — someone she hasn’t properly introduced herself to in years.
My moment didn’t arrive like a Hollywood revelation.
It was more like tripping over my own truth while trying to play small.
Merry Christmas From My Family To Yours
Everything was just about done.
Presents were wrapped.
Groceries for Christmas Dinner were shopped for.
Decorating was all done.
I was so ready for Christmas.
Visibility Mode Activated
Last week, I talked about the rollercoaster ride that my life has been. The low lows. The dizzying heights.
Let me tell you what those lows and heights actually look like in real time…
Last week, I was ready to throw in the towel. Call it quits. Give up and give in on my dream of helping others with Inspired Chapter.
I started panic applying for jobs. Planning out how quickly I could find a way to pay off my loans and just be done with all of it. Fade back into obscurity.
This was a low low.
Life on Shuffle: Living with a Jukebox Brain
Let me give you a tiny glimpse of what it's like to live between my ears…
It’s like a radio station with no off switch.
Random song lyrics. All. Day. Long.
Someone says a word, and boom—a new song starts playing. I read something, and the mental DJ hits “next.” I walk into a room and suddenly I'm in a completely different musical genre.
I decided to channel this frenzy into something viable and…
Learning My Worthiness
I have been writing like it is my job!
Writing. Editing. Building. Creating.
I don’t know what has gotten into me but it wants OUT in the worst way and as quickly as possible.
If I am not actively writing, I am thinking about it, plotting it out, or jotting down notes.
I decided to channel this frenzy into something viable and…
Burning the Midnight Oil
It is late. Just about midnight to be exact.
I can hear my husband happily snoring away down the hall.
So, why am I awake when I could be in dreamland with him?
I have been absolutely chomping at the bit to get all the completed courses reformatted and happy in their new home on this beautiful new website.
One Small Promise
For more than forty years, I lived like I was on mute. I tried to stay small, keep the peace, and never take up too much space. I avoided mirrors, skipped basic self-care, and talked to myself with cruelty I would never use on anyone else. My life ran on chaos and survival, and I honestly believed I had no worth.