Award time.

One of the most passionate environmental bloggers I know, Daharja from Cluttercut, has nominated me for a A Roar for Powerful Words award! Quite an honour I have to say, thanks Daharja :-)

The Shameless Lions Writing Circle created this award and they state that A Roar For Powerful Words is "the chance to scream from the mountains the good news about the powerful posts that are produced every day in the blogosphere, despite what some mainstream columnists and journalists claim." Recipients of the award get to publish the startingly fluorescent mauve lion image on their page and note three elements they believe are necessary for good, powerful writing.

To keep the award circulating through the blogosphere encouraging and rewarding good writers, recipients are expected to nominate five other people in turn. The new recipients then do the same, passing it on to five other people, and so on.

So first, I have to note three elements for good, powerful writing. Hmmmm, I would have to say:

1. Honesty. Anything that is genuinely written from the heart gets me every time.

2. It's succinct. 'Nuf said.

3. The message is clear and simply stated.

Now I'm supposed to nominate another five bloggers to receive this award! Most of the bloggers I find incredibly inspirational and powerful have already been nominated, but what the hell, I'll just double up the love ;-)

1. Crunchy at Crunchy Chicken
2. Rhonda at Down To Earth
3. Sharon at Casaubon's Book
4. Linda at Living the Good Life
5. Colin at No Impact Man