Walking through fire to write

What kind of book are you trying to write? Why haven’t you written it yet? Are you procrastinating? When you walk away, what are you walking away from? The book you are writing? Or the book you think you should be writing? What do you really want to write and how will...

What’s running your writing life?

Last week, I promised to share more valuable lessons I learned from Natalie Goldberg. This one might be the most significant, at least it was for me: If something is running you from behind, you won’t be free of it until you face it. A few weeks ago, I shared my...

Reflections on Prompts

Over the past few months, a lot has shifted in my writing process. As I’m stepping into new territory, however, both as a writer and a writing guide, I am keenly aware of the lessons I bring forward from my years of study with Natalie Goldberg. I found myself...

The inner work of writing

As many of you know, I took a sabbatical from teaching and coaching during the last six months of 2021. I needed time to grieve for my father, to rethink the book I’ve been writing, and to get clear about where I want to go as a teacher and guide, what we might...

Surrender

I woke up yesterday morning, opened my computer to write the weekly message and realized I had nothing to say. I opened Mailchimp anyway, but couldn’t access my account. The Universe has it own ways of speaking to you. Friday, I announced to the Continuous...
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