When I first created my poem and poster “Just for Mom,” my mother did not realize that it would be going out to more people than just her.
Once she found out that thousands were being printed, she wanted to scrutinize every line.
She loved that it said things like “waltz in the kitchen with mom.“
and “moms…
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We all have the opportunity, and can develop and practice the capacity, to transform and change whatEVER happens to us.
As you may know, I’ve transformed and alchemized incest, poverty, self-destructive behavior, and years of self-doubt and perfectionism in my life, and continue to transform and change the challenges that happen, and the stories that I…
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All your dreams are already coming true!
We forget that the whole universe conspires to give us what we need for our dreams, even when we’re not directly “working on them.”
Everything good does not come through “hard work.” Think about all of the support and serendipity you’ve already received.
The angels and helpers that…
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Who “lights up” when they see you?
Who inspires you GREATLY?
Inspiration is a pure creative dream source energy that you can manufacture and distribute yourself. Inspiration is an “inside job” that holds tremendous benefits. When we are inspired, we literally “move from spirit.”
Who and what move you and your spirit? Apply liberally, and…
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Who’s Willy and does he know Nilly?
Whenever I hear the expression “willy nilly” it makes me smile.
It most often represents something scattered or all over the place, or random.
Random is perfect for writing!
If you write in a random fashion, celebrate that. If you are more linear, experiment with writing “willy nilly” and see what happens.
Take…
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Make it REAL. Make your writing look and read the way you’ve always envisioned it. That way, it’s “real” and can travel without you.
Making your writing real might involve cutting and pasting, or writing it HUGE, or on a bedsheet, or on leaves.
Or, it might mean turning it into a bound book, with a…
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Published writing is not “better” than other writing. For so many unpublished years, I experienced what felt like judgement from people who would ask what I was writing, and then quickly ask: “Are you published?”
When I said “No,” they would often lose interest. I didn’t know then that my unpublished writings were just as…
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Sometimes we wonder if our writings or creations matter, or “count.”
I want to assure you that they do.
I want to infuse you with extraterrestrial wisdom that sees beyond the ordinary human places and KNOWS this in your bones.
I want you to expand this in your knowledge and experience so fully that the questions appear less…
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Remember – in addition to your inner Wise Self, you have an inner writer.
This part of you is powerfull, creative, and expressive and wants you to acknowledge and empower it to act through writing, more consistently.
So often our other inner critics take the stage, and crowd out the inner writer.
Ask for help from your inner…
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I’m enJOYing all the deliciousness at the Writing ReTREAT in Hawaii.
What an amazing group of Succulent Writing Women!
Hearing their stories has reminded me to share with you that only you can write what you write.
No matter how many people write about a subject, if YOU haven’t written about it, it hasn’t been written.
You and your…
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