Tag: reflection

  • 5 kinds of journals I keep

    I’m notorious for telling somebody to start a journal. After my stepdad died, I suggested my mom start one. When a close girlfriend gave up everything to start over, I said it’d be a good idea to start journaling. Pregnant? Start a journal. Grad school? Journal. We love reflecting. We love…

  • How’d you evolve this summer? Let’s write about it.

    Remember the “What Did You Do This Summer” essays that we’d do in school? I used to love that! Sitting there in my all new err’thang, writing about how fabulous my summer was. Because I’ve always been a storyteller, I’d always throw some extra cayenne on top of what really happened.…

  • Showing Up: Retreat Reflection #2

    Retreat Reflection #2: Keep Showing Up I’m a writer. That’s my purpose. I write. Sometimes I make it more complicated than what it is, but that’s what it always circles back to. I’m sure that you can relate to the habit of unnecessarily complicating what’s simple.  You may also be…