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Holding Space
The Power of Continued Attention We hold space for many things in a given week: For special rituals, for people we love, for our work. Holding space implies more than just blocking out time in your schedule (though that can be part of it): There’s an energetic, emotional component too. When we hold space for…
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Roots + Branches: The revolution begins with self-love
Your writing is about more than your writing Devoting time to what you love is revolutionary Today is a big one for love. The flowers, chocolates, etc. are all about showing love to someone (or ones) else, but only one kind of love. Today, I want you to remember the power of self love. The…
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Roots and Branches: writing about food from a place of abundance
Plus a recipe for calming herbal tea This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Dr. Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! Many writers, myself included, tend to have a predisposition towards what’s lacking. Did…
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The process is the point
Plus an invitation to join me in January in a (free!) online community for visioning and intention setting in the new year. This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative…
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Mycelia
Finding Rest, Finding One’s Stride This is Roots + Branches, a free newsletter on the craft and joy of writing and creativity by Root creator and award-winning author Dr. Julia Skinner. I hope it supports you in your creative journey! I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I set monthly themes for my co-writing group, and after a…
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Despairing about the state of the world may feel rational, but these are irrational times Everyone I’ve been talking to lately is moving through a sort of oscillation, wavering between intense hopelessness and sadness (personally or collectively) and a deep, unflappable knowing that everything is going to be ok. It’s a jarring feeling, particularly if…
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History requires us to be active participants in its creation. We aren’t just passive consumers of history, but active creators. Our daily decisions, our habits, from what we eat to who we engage with to our sleep patterns, clothing, and job schedules all become patterns that connect to the ways we define a given age.…
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We are living in a liminal moment. For the last few months, maybe a bit longer, everyone I’ve spoken to has seemed almost at the threshold of something. Some element, or maybe even most elements, of their life as it was have crumbled away, and while in most cases we recognize this crumbling as an…
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