by jlouden | Jun 18, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I was speaking with my friend Hiro the afternoon of June 6th, having a little catch-up. She listened to me kvetch about not being able to find a house in Colorado and about not knowing when we would move my mom to Florida because there wasn’t a spot in memory care...
by jlouden | Jun 10, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
My last post struck a resonant cord with many of you. Thank you so much for all your supportive wishes and sharing my words with your friends so widely. Your experiences of being in liminal space – this betwixt between time when you’ve let go of one person,...
by jlouden | Jun 3, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
After yoga on Saturday, my lovely teacher, Jen, grinned at me and said, “So when are you moving?” At a book signing event that afternoon, my author friends joked to Bob, “You can’t take her,” and then listened as we explained that we haven’t found a house in...
by jlouden | May 28, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” – Joseph Campbell I’ve always loved that quote because it appealed so strongly to 12-year-old me, the me who carried a copy of Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe...
by jlouden | May 27, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
About two years ago, I asked my friend and writing mentor, Jeffrey Davis, a question that I recently learned has bore precious fruit for him, and is starting to inspire his tribe in wonderful ways. Here is what Jeffrey said about our exchange during our TeachNow call...
