Creative Writing as a Pathway to Self Love
“Once you have learned to trust your own voice and allowed that creative force inside you to come out, you can direct it to write
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So You Feel Called to Write: A Compassionate Creative Manifesto
“I read the way a person might swim, to save his or her life. I wrote that way too.” – Mary Oliver I have spent
The Challenge (and Sweetness) of Slowing Down
“Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.” – John De Paola At my church this weekend, we talked about
Knowing What You Know – Part I
“At the center of your being you have the answer: you know who you are and you know what you want.” – Lao Tzu
11 Lessons from Blogging – From My Heart to Yours
Happy first birthday to my blossoming little blog! If you have ever spent a moment on this website, I thank you from the depths of
Hatching Open
“I write to discover what I know.” – Flannery O’Connor Expression is one of the bravest things I know. It takes bravery to put
Tending to the Flock
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is
The Joys of Being Passionate
“All the great saints, in all the traditions, are beings who live absolute passion.” – Daniel Odier When we meet new people, one of the
Stuckness and Revival
Everyone is a multifaceted expert who is talented in ways both celebrated and secretive, useful and quirky. I don’t know what people think I’m an
Sabotaging Ourselves
“Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E. E. Cummings
Because We Love It
“I was starting to wonder if I was ready to be a writer, not someone who won prizes, got published and was given the time