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On imagining new worlds
Our work in this moment is not to despair, but to imagine and to do I am an eternal optimist, but I also see, and experience, how quickly and dangerously the landscape is changing for myself and my loved ones, as the ground beneath us and our ability to thrive (or exist) continues to shift.…
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Focusing attention
Two simple practices to support your writing this year Last week I talked a bit about how doing energy work has helped me find focus as a writer. This week, I have a few simple practices to share that can help you: Even if you aren’t trained in energy work, you can still do simple…
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Tapping into your creative roots
A guided meditation for deepening into the core of your creative practice The day after my cookbook photo shoot wrapped up, I felt energized: The photo shoot tapped into something in the core of my work that made me feel really alive and excited. Over the course of a week, I saw my work reaching…
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On Focus
It’s not just about staying focused on the act of writing: It’s about focusing your energy, too I’ve been practicing reiki on myself each morning for the past month or so, as part of my reiki level I training. I feel better physically and emotionally when I do energy work, which I expected, but the…
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My ideal reader meets my ideal work
On finding what you most want to say, and who you want it to reach There are just two more spots left in Bloom, my 8 week writing support program to build a sustainable lifelong writing practice: And doors close soon (we start on January 24). If you’ve been waiting to join, this is your…
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As a writer, I recognize the power of my words to move and inform readers around a given subject. Why, then, did it take me so many years to embrace the fact that when I write my intentions for the future, that this, too, is a source of power? Through writing my desires, I focus…
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Lately, in client work and in my own practice, I’ve been really emphasizing small daily actions done in tandem with larger, deeper work. Like a river cutting through a landscape (or one of those old Roman roads that’s several feet lower than the ground around it), those small actions gradually reshape things, until you eventually…
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Practices to meet and hold this moment Lately, I’ve been focusing on simple, practical actions. I love deep, extended dives into my own inner world and how I work, but sometimes you just need a quick, simple practice that you can try then move on with your day. in the Mycelia Writers’ Coven and in…
Roots and Branches 