$486 – How I turned *the* dreaded conversation into a collaborative, amicable chatDreading the difficult conversation happens to the best of us. Even I, after writing about how to overcome the dread, did.I know I wrote that if you stay open to w...
#485 – How does writing train you in presence?Living inside yourself as a writer isn't always easy: it's full transparency, TMI around the clock, with things you'd rather not see.Yesterday I got a rejection email: my application was “deemed less comp...
#484 – Why write, or how does writing serve you?Many people today outsource their writing to AI––to their own peril. In August of 2003, during a weeklong course, Portuguese novelist António Lobo Antunes confessed that he wrote to "capture the smiles...
#483 – What stories do you keep spinning even to yourself?Self-deception is probably the most dangerous habit we humans engage in. It’s dangerous because it keeps us in la-la-land while Rome burns. And it’s dangerous because it shows up in disguise—c...
#482 – How are your words shaping your happiness?When you communicate your reality, your words aren't neutral: "there are no neutral thoughts," ACIM says. They position you in your reality, making you choose an angle, the lens that colors your experi...
#481 – How do you rebel against control?The need for autonomy is intrinsically human, a necessary part of self-determination. When you feel you own your life, you assert your personhood.These last few weeks, I've been feeling oppressed by the time-ke...
#480 – How does freedom feel when you let others have their "issues?"If you've ever felt responsible for the world, you know what I'm talking about.Once again, my morning pages delivered.I was trying to describe the feeling I have about my...
#479 – How do anger and worry solve your problems?If anger and worry solved any problems, life would be a rose garden––we all know that. So why do we keep at it?It was 5:08 a.m. when I admitted, against my desire, that I was fully awake. Noises durin...
#479 – How do anger and worry solve your problems?If anger and worry solved any problems, life would be a rose garden––we all know that. So why do we keep at it?It was 5:08 a.m. when I admitted, against my desire, that I was fully awake. Noises durin...
#478 – How can you turn any difficult conversation into an amicable chat?The fact that “difficult conversations” is the subject of so many books, courses, and business-magazine articles tells you something about humans: exposing ourselves f...