The Beauty of Small Goals
When I start a new project, I want to capitalize on that energy by going full force. Dream big! Sky’s the limit! You can do anything you...
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- Aug 28
Writers Need to Be Their Own Managers
When we got home from our summer trip to Italy, I was at a crossroads. Not only had I abandoned the idea of writing a book-length memoir,...
- Jul 31
Write Like You’re Practicing the Piano
Have you ever thought: I write a lot but finish little? Or where is the reward for all this work? Or I just lost 3 years on this novel...
- Jun 22
Let the Microphone Write for You
If you don’t have to have time to sit down with a pen and notebook, then your writing time is limited. Or so I used to think. Now I write...
- Jun 5
To Forget Your Fears, Remember Death
Ever since the pandemic ended, I’ve been trying to figure out why I felt so alive, so prolific, and so unafraid to share my work with the...
- May 1
Can you hold back the world for a little bit?
On the day before our spring break vacation, I felt I was screwing up left and right — with our Airbnb guests, with our neighborhood...
- Apr 10
Reading is Like Finding Hidden Eggs
When I was growing up, we would wake up on Easter morning and find baskets of jelly beans and foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies sitting in...
- Jan 30
I'm Taking Time to Rest
This winter has felt like a time to calm down all my striving, and planning, and posting, and declaring, and sharing. I am paying close...
- Dec 12, 2022
Honor the Angel Inside
You hear about artists neglecting their house, their children, their hygiene while whirled in the throes of a creative project. When I...
- Nov 14, 2022
What Is the Next Brave Thing I Must Do?
Last weekend I facilitated my very first writing retreat. Pleasance Silicki and I planned a weekend swirled with healthy meals and...
- Oct 30, 2022
Make an Anteroom for Your Creative Space
Every weekday morning I walk up Wisconsin Avenue, where cars muscle to get downtown fastest, toward the school where hundreds of parents...
- Oct 3, 2022
When you leave the maze, keep a red thread
Writing a book is like solving a maze: paths that lead nowhere, sign-less intersections, circling roads that never end. It’s so...
- Sep 19, 2022
When the wind picks up, who holds you down?
My husband has been dreaming of buying an apartment in Italy for years. I resisted and resisted, until I finally gave in. In one of our...
- Aug 12, 2022
Lie Fallow and Receive
Over the past month, I have had 3 chances to stop all my planning, striving, and doing — and simply rest. Two I asked for; one I didn’t....
- Aug 1, 2022
Let It Be
Over the past two weeks, I have been convinced I had either a peptic ulcer, gallstones, Covid, stomach cancer, tropical bacteria, or a...
- Jun 27, 2022
Eccentric Artist? That’s You!
I used to lust after quirky artist routines. Maya Angelou would write in hotel rooms from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. with nothing but a dictionary,...
- Jun 13, 2022
Writing as a Spiritual Practice
A few mornings ago, as my eyelids opened and my brain came online, the usual thoughts rushed in. What do I have to do today? What didn’t...
- May 23, 2022
4 Reasons Why It’s So Hard to Create
It's a conundrum that torques every creative person: if I love doing my creative work, why is it so hard? Why do I have to assemble in...
- May 16, 2022
Make a Container for Your Sacred Emotions
Re-experiencing traumatic events through writing or making art can unleash a tidal wave of emotions. For me, this used to result in not...
- May 9, 2022
Why Meditate
Once upon a time not that long ago, something was wrong in my life. I had lost my sense of purpose and I was saying to myself, I hate my...
- Apr 25, 2022
Celebrate What Is Going Well
Recently I've been building my author platform – reaching out to new people, beefing up my social media presence, updating my website,...
- Apr 18, 2022
There is More To Me Than What You See
A few weeks ago, I took my son and some friends to Six Flags for his 14th birthday. I wasn’t sure what role I would play: would I stay...
- Mar 28, 2022
Focus on Your Strength
One of my favorite concepts for growth and happiness has many names and has been employed in diverse fields from business to parenting to...
- Mar 21, 2022
Meaning is the Meat that Sustains My Creativity
When we have lots of ideas but we’re not sure which project to focus on, a good question to ask is, What is meaningful? There might be a...
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