The other day I commented about how "It's so tricky to be your own deadline-maker," in my writing community. One of our writers wrote back and said, "If you have some tips on how to be more...
When it comes to making lasting powerful change in your life, the make-it-or-break-it moments come down to the split second decisions you make. I read something from an organizer who pointed out...
It's the second day of the new year. I spent a little time yesterday wondering about whether I wanted to make any resolutions and found that the answer was no. What I want to do, more than anything,...
If you have a dream to write or create, you probably have your sights set on the new year as a good time to recommit to your goal. You probably also believe that once we've passed through the...
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about "the end of the world as we know it." So many people's lives are shifting in difficult, challenging ways right now. I do feel like we're starting to come out the...
Accomplishment amnesia is a common ailment that strikes many of us, particularly those of us that are highly conscientious, responsible, talented, and highly sensitive. It seems to run in parallel...
Over the last few weeks I've been writing about creative depletion and the cycle of creative burnout, and creating a cycle of creative renewal. Today it's time to talk about recovering from creative...
In my last post, I wrote about the cycle of creative burnout and how our creative inspiration becomes depleted when we push ourselves too hard and for too long. I'm well acquainted with burnout;...
In my writing community we periodically talk about creative burnout. In our Western culture we work hard, driven by puritanical work ethics, cultural programming, keeping up with the Joneses, guilt,...
Something that often comes up for writers, who are often introverts, empaths, and sensitives, is a feeling of not belonging. I've noticed that this feeling of not belonging often comes up in higher...
I had a lovely chat with a friend recently about applying to a school program she's interested in. She confessed that even though she very much wanted to attend the school, she hadn't yet completed...
I've been writing a lot about staying on course and listening to our own inner guidance about what we're passionate about and called to take action on. Today's post ventures a little father afield...