Tuesday Truths July 8, 2025
When the Muse …Ghosts You (and Tech Gremlins Join the Attack), and you learn the power of a setback!💥
Last week, I took a Tuesday Time-Out to catch up and complete the manuscript I’ve been pouring my heart and soul into for the past 4 months. I posted:
🚨 Tuesday Truths Time-Out!………..
Pausing on my “Lives” for a minute while I wrestle my muse into submission and ride this wild wave of creativity. 💻🧠✨
Between caffeine-fueled writing sessions and talking to myself in the mirror (for research, of course), I planned the final touches on my new book and signature program, Growth Purpose System, aka…(GPS).
Well, let me say life had other plans!
I said I would be back with more stories, more wisdom, and possibly more typos to laugh at. 🤓📘
However, this is not what I had in mind!!!!!
After hours—weeks—of diligent, inspired work, in less than a couple of hours, my manuscript disappeared.
Therefore, Gone…… Vanished……. Poof.
No, I know what you’re thinking; I didn’t forget to save it. I was working on a program within my publishing coach program that auto-saves as you go. (Yes, I have a coach for this too)!
I was about 99.9% finished and ready to hit send to my editor, and it just vanished into the digital world.
It has been a week now, and I am still working with the support team (and using every ounce of patience and deep breathing) to retrieve it—and so far, nada.
But here’s the truth:
These moments don’t define us—they refine us.
As Robert H. Schuller said, “Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines.”
Therefore, I’m choosing to see this not as the end of the road but as a detour in my Life’s GPS!
Maybe Version 2.0 will be even more powerful, more polished, and more “meant-to-be” than the original.
👉 If you’ve ever faced a setback…. that made you want to throw your computer out the window or scream into your throw pillow—take a breath, take a break, and then take a step forward.
Because moving forward, even slowly, is what counts.
This Tuesday’s truth?
Sometimes, the tech fails, the muse runs off, and the coffee gets cold—but we keep going anyway.
That’s what living with AGE-GILITY is all about.
I’ll be back live soon with more updates, more laughs, and hopefully, a shiny new version of the GPS program and book ready to go.
With grace (and a lot of backups from now on),
💙 Michele
Your AGE-GILITY Vibrancy Specialist
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Until then, Trust your truths, stay strong, stay grounded, and never let a glitch steal your spark.
Bye for now!