Creativity

Regular vs. Daily

A couple of weeks ago my friend and I were conversing about the topic of journaling. She mentioned that journaling was something that she did not do because she felt like she had to write every day and if she didn’t write on a daily basis she would feel guilty. In order to not feelContinue reading “Regular vs. Daily”

Does the Heart Heal?

Your body will heal, She said. My body, it will heal, I repeat to myself. Yet I wonder: The body heals, but Does the soul? The precision tools cut into My skin, making a Gash, a hole. And I wonder: The body heals, but Does the heart? Stitches are made Where the hole Is toContinue reading “Does the Heart Heal?”

Rough Draft

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was starting a book project. Since it has been a month or so since I mentioned this fact, I felt like I needed to follow up and say that, Yes, I am still working on this project. Phase One of this project, the R & D, orContinue reading “Rough Draft”

Physical Therapy For The Soul, Part III

In the first two parts of this three part series, I looked into physical therapy; what it was and what the emotional equivalent of physical therapy would be. I looked at differences and similarities and contrasts between these two therapies. In this third part, I am going to attempt to delve into what the spiritualContinue reading “Physical Therapy For The Soul, Part III”

New Project

I’ve started a new project. (I can see my husband rolling his eyes at this statement. Hardly a week goes by when I don’t ‘start a new project’). This project, though, is a for-real-I-have-a-goal-and-a-purpose project. It’s book project to be specific. You’ve all heard me moan and groan for the last four years that IContinue reading “New Project”

Being Stuck

Last week I was writing about how I felt suspended and stuck in mid-air in regards to work and working from home. Last week I talked about continuing to find a new creative routine for work; a routine that fits with who I am and my lifestyle. Sometimes I seem so sure and confident whenContinue reading “Being Stuck”

Suspension

Sometimes I feel like I am in a place of…suspension. Like, suspending in mid-air (Not ‘suspense’ as in a mystery novel). Suspension, especially when it comes to work. The days when nothing is urgent, or is pressing or crucial. The days when I could do this or could do that, but if I didn’t doContinue reading “Suspension”

Therapy Session

I sit here at my dining room table feeling…feeling what? I have a big mug of tumeric ginger tea by my laptop, full and very hot. It’s still steeping. The tumeric ginger tea isn’t a fancy brand, it’s the cheap-o kind I got at the supermarket, but it’s decaf which is the important part. DecafContinue reading “Therapy Session”

When Lists Aren’t Helpful

I am very much a List Maker. I am someone who writes down lists of things…anything: grocery list, to-do list, home repair lists, when I watered my plants last, things I need to buy…the list goes on (Haha). I check these things off my various lists throughout the day and they help me track myContinue reading “When Lists Aren’t Helpful”

The Helper Constitution

I’m watching my little nephew, Levi, this morning. Yes, the same nephew that I was watching back in September when my sister-in-law had her lung transplant. My sister-in-law has recovered remarkably well and is on her last three weeks of physical therapy, clinics and tests. It’s been a long three months and I am sureContinue reading “The Helper Constitution”