Greetings!
Think back. Remember when you were a “Free and Easy" inner child. I'm asking you to dial back into your memory banks and listen in for your most carefree childlike qualities.
Breathe free in your mind for a few moments to refresh, restart, renew and expand your creative spirit!
After all these years of fixing and perfecting; seeking power outside of yourself, being a slave to fear, self-doubt and worry; seeking approval or permission; putting everyone else first, overdoing and over-giving; judging yourself and wasting time in the judgment of others.
Aren't you due for some fun, freedom, curiosity, wonder, exploration, excitement, trust and presence?
Recall and Re-use these all-natural actions:
I have written volumes on the virtues of these childlike qualities and the space they create in your creative...
Science has found a way to peer into the creative parts of the brain to answer some questions about creativity. Let me take you there!
I PROMISE- There is a method to my madness, a reason I encourage you to do some writing every day. Daily writing makes a significant difference in the way your brain works and facilitate you building in your own "onboard assistant in your brain." In the study detailed below, they found that the novice writers who were participating were watching their stories like a film inside their heads, while the experienced writers are narrating it with an “inner voice.”
THIS STUDY SUPPORTS MY REFERENCES to "The Inner Writer" in my work with others. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts you have an Inner Writer, too. The article says that when the two groups started to write, another set of differences emerged, as well!
Deep inside the brains of expert writers, a region called the “caudate nucleus” becomes active. In the novices,...
A friend of mine has been working on his novel for years but has yet to complete it. “I just get bogged down,” he told me recently. “I don’t know where the story is going.”
Does this sound familiar?
Many potential writers have partial manuscripts lying around. I say potential because an unfinished manuscript is nothing more than a good idea—and unless you’re Nora Roberts or Tom Clancy, the only thing a good idea is good for is collecting dust.
I guess you know your book will never sell from the bottom shelf of your nightstand, right?
I do not doubt that you have a worthy idea! We all have good ideas. The question is how to turn that brilliant concept for the next bestselling novel into a complete manuscript?
Some writers manage to get their novels down by writing as they go, a process called pantsing (referring to writing by the seat of their pants). But this doesn’t work for everyone. If it did, there would be no such...
Statistics reveal that almost 80% of women suffer from some hormonal imbalance resulting in a slew of physical and mental health challenges.
Menopause? Pregnancy? ‘That’ time of the month?
The truth is, our hormones contribute continually to numerous functions in the body, including heart rate, body temperature, blood quality, respiration, and bone health. It is nearly impossible to separate hormones from overall physical health.
Hormones do more than keep our bodies fully functional. They are our internal GPS. They help us tap into our very best self-confident, centered, radiating good health, in alignment with our authentic being. It is no secret that we can tap into this Inner Goddess. All we need to do is sync up our hormonal blueprint and let it guide the way!
When our hormones are out of whack, everything is affected. Symptoms range from acne,...
6 Ways to Deepen Your Spiritual Relationship to Nature
from- https://www.ecowatch.com
Do you love spending time in the natural world? Do you love how you feel when you’re with trees, mountains, rivers and animals, even if you don’t know why? If so, you’ve probably had a wide range of experiences. If you’re like me, on some days, you go for a walk or run and you’re barely aware of the world around you. Your mind runs along its usual channels and before you know it, you’re back at the car.
But on other days, something extraordinary happens. You’re walking along and all of a sudden you notice a tree—really notice it—and it’s a revelation. A deep peace emanates from it and settles into you. Or, you’re sitting in a secluded spot and you realize: I’m no different from that rock, that tree, that herd of deer. Everything feels right in the world. Then you become aware of the...
Good writing is always about something. Write the argument of your book in a sentence, then stretch that out to a paragraph, and then to a one-page outline. After that, write a table of contents to help guide you as you write, then break each chapter into a few sections. Think of your book concerning beginning, middle, and end. Anything more complicated will get you lost.
John Grisham began his writing career as a lawyer and new dad — in other words, he was swamped. Nonetheless, he got up an hour or two early every morning and wrote a page a day. After a couple of years, he had a novel. A page a day is...
We are emotional creatures. We’re attracted to things and people that make us feel good or make the pain go away.
We call logical what our emotions tell us is right.
Be intentional. Before you write the first word, decide what emotions you want your reader to feel.
Here’s a flow you can use:
We all have methods of coping with what we don’t understand, of dealing with painful situations in our lives. One therapeutic technique that helps us heal in times of confusion, broken hearts, and deepest loss is simple but so very powerful—writing.
Photo by...
"At the still point, there the dance is." —T. S. Eliot
Creative Commons / Flickr: [email protected]
Suggested by CindyH11
2. "In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars."
—Alexander Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Suggested by Jasmin B., via Facebook
3. "She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together."
—J. D. Salinger, "A Girl I Knew"
Suggested by mollyp49cf70741
4. "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am."
—Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Suggested by Brooke K., via Facebook
Creative Commons / Flickr: [email protected]
Suggested by tina6287
6....
Sign up for my Practical Energy Practices - weekly emails to support your journey
Recent Posts
Judy McNutt
Author/ Curator
Inspiration, talent, craft, intelligence, grammar, spelling, flow, organization, structure, conventions are words and concepts associated with writing. All important, to be sure, but ENERGY is one aspect of the writer's toolkit that is often overlooked. Energy provides the capacity to clear whatever may get in the way, connect with inner (and invisible) resources and create a piece of writing. Energy is present in everything, and we are aware of it to a greater or lesser degree in everyday life. If we can learn to tap in and turn on the flow, there will be no stopping The Writer Within! I'd love to be there in that powerful creative space with you!
Categories
All Categories
