tiny moments (and everything in between)
A quiet journaling series. Read here to learn more about following along from June 19 – August 28. If you’re not changing, you’re not growing; you’re not being present.Change is essential.~ Maggie Rogers ~ Sometimes change is exciting, welcome, invigorating. Sometimes change is uncomfortable, scary, anxiety-inducing. Sometimes it’s a mix of all of that. … Continue reading A Tiny Bit of Quiet :: July 3
On the first of each month, I send Monthly Notes to the people on my mailing list. Maintaining a newsletter is something I initially resisted, but it’s something I have grown to love. I look forward to writing a letter each month and sharing that more intimate conversation with my readers. While my Monthly Notes … Continue reading What You See Is What You Get
Yesterday afternoon, I had a choice. I could sit at my desk and get some work done. Or I could lay on the floor with my girl. She was stretched out on the hardwood floor in a patch of sun and she said, "Now I know why K likes to lay here". I wanted to be … Continue reading Finding Softness on the Hardwood Floor
It's late afternoon as I type this and the sun streams through the window and there's tea with lemon, with sugar. There's my Polaroid camera and books and pens and sticks and things. I like things. And dinner needs fixing but the sunlight keeps me here a few minutes longer. I linger, not wanting to say much … Continue reading Will You Answer?
I pulled out this book yesterday (which I love) (thanks, R, for pointing me in its direction) to re-read its dog-eared pages. At the book's outset, Gail Sher outlines what she calls Four Noble Truths for writers. The fourth one is this: "If writing is your practice, the only way to fail is to not … Continue reading The Logic Behind Showing Up
The morning is dark as I slide out of bed. I sit upon my wool yoga blankets and close my eyes. I breathe deeply. Ten minutes, maybe fifteen. After a few stretches for my spine, I rise and walk downstairs. My husband has left for work but the kids are still sleeping. The house is … Continue reading Plenty of Gifts
this week, i'm sharing a week-long journey of intention setting with some pretty lovely women. and, so naturally, things like intention and practice are on my mind. today, i shared with those gathered in the group how i love the word practice. not practice makes perfect, but rather practice as engaging consistently in an act … Continue reading the practice of life
today i'd like to introduce you to tara. she and i can't quite remember where we first 'met'. a blog led us to another blog perhaps, and eventually led us to discover each other. isn't this so often how the interwebs work? no matter, i'm keen on the work she does both artistically and spiritually … Continue reading an interview with tara leaver…and a giveaway
sometimes i forget and i need a delicate sprinkle of tiny whispers to remind me to begin again flipping through my journal yesterday, i came to these words which i wrote back in june. and i thought to myself, yes. i know this is my lesson right now...to show up in my life, moving from … Continue reading a tiny whisper {for you}
sometimes i let things build in my mind. i create stories that are not reality. sometimes this is beautiful and sometimes this is a real barrier. sometimes i tend to tasks immediately. sometimes i let them sit for days, weeks, months, years. {yes, years} i dislike this tendency of mine. and i know it's completely … Continue reading a mantra
Michelle GD 