You’re afraid, I’m afraid, let’s talk about it over the apples
My daughter Lillian and I often share our fears. We do it by text these days as she lives in Seattle and I’m in Colorado (for new readers, my girl is 25 and launched into her first career in pediatric mental health). We used to do in the car, where kids often talk to their […]
Continue readingHow to Stop the Doubting Yourself / Quitting/ Looking for a Magic Solution Cycle – Today
I can’t stand it! Too many amazingly talented people whose gifts the world desperately needs are stuck in a debilitating cycle of self-doubt, quitting, then looking for a magic solution. It’s keeping too many of us from getting what we most want. It’s blocking us from creating the satisfaction, impact, and happiness we crave, and […]
Continue readingOvercoming Fear: How to Fear-Proof Your Day
Wonder if you need to work on overcoming fear? Does any of this sound familiar? You plan to work on your side-hustle and find yourself knee-deep in organizing your books? You decide to cut back on expenses so you can work less and create more, but then find yourself remodeling your kitchen? You face the […]
Continue readingStop Waiting for the Universe to give you Permission
I love synchronicity and coincidences and feeling like I’m on the right path as much as the next person. I know when I am pushing and need to back off, take a break, wait for my mind to calm down and for my next steps to show up. I believe there is so much more […]
Continue readingWhen You Feel Powerless
For those of us in the U.S., this week brought a double wave of horror with back to back mass shootings of unspeakable violence. Of course, we are filled with rage over more innocent lives lost to hate, stupidity, greed, and the rise of white supremacy. Of course, we wonder why we are the only […]
Continue readingWhat’s Pleasure Got to Do with Rewriting Anything?
Our theme at the weekly Oasis for July has been Pleasure and Freedom. I usually take each theme to heart, reading about it, cogitating on it, turning it over in my mind and heart. I was rewriting my book (it’s due this Friday to my editor!!) and I was getting jumpy, having a hard time […]
Continue readingME AND MY GIRL
I wanted to share a picture of my daughter Lillian and me during her spontaneous visit to see Bob and me this week. Lilly lives in Seattle. She stayed in the PacificNorthWest after we moved to Colorado four years ago, as did my bonus son Aidan. It’s the only thing about the move I didn’t […]
Continue readingGo Big and Go Analog
A simple idea has revolutionized my writing life and made writing my book so much easier. It does not involve any of the weird writing productivity rituals you read about in writing books and blogs. I’m not writing naked tied to my chair until my husband Bob releases me at the end of the day […]
Continue readingCultivating Faith In Your Creative Work
I recently finished the first draft of a new book, Why Bother? Discovering the Desire to Find What’s Next and after I finished celebrating, and experiencing a little postpartum sadness as well, I reflected how much I learned writing this draft. I think these lessons apply to any creative project, but you tell me what you think! […]
Continue readingDesire + enoughness = truly satisfying progress!
An important idea in my new book (coming next spring!) is if you don’t declare what is enough for you when it comes to what you desire, you’ll never be satisfied. We’ve been exploring this at the weekly Oasis where we practice showing up for our lives with intention, gratitude, and focus. It’s also where […]
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