Posts Tagged ‘journaling’
Chapter 1 of “Writing Spirit: Journaling for Creativity and Personal Growth”
1 Writing Illumination My desire is all I need to enliven my innate creativity and nurture my spirited journaling. And so I write. A Lamp for the Light Inhaling deeply as I pulled my fingers from the home keys, I sat back and sighed. “Wow,” I whispered, feeling my cheeks rise, pulling the…
Read MoreClient Success: Author Kirby Vanderyt
A conversation about her recently published memoir, Afterglow. Over ten years ago, Kirby joined my Journaling workshop and became my first client. I’ve been fortunate to be her writing coach as she wrote three children’s books, various short stories, and a novel. Recently, after the sudden loss of her husband, Bill, in 2009, her journaling…
Read MorePleas and Thank Yous
After my morning ritual of journaling the cobwebs from my head, stretching the cricks from my joints, then feeding my body tea, fruit and grain, I felt jaunty, ready to go. As I passed my desk, I noticed a text from an inner circle friend sharing that a mutual friend had suddenly passed away. Instinctively,…
Read MoreCloset Writing Sanctuary
“When I get really stressed, about to boil over, I head toward my closet.” Totally serious and willing to share, my friend, a woman I’d known since our teenage years, went on. “You’ve seen my closet, right? You saw the chair?” Nope, just a big walk-in closet in a big house seriously packed with lots…
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