Some people have asked "How do I get started journaling?" Or, "what should I journal about?" There are as many ways to journal as there are people and just as many things to write about. I have been journaling in some form or another for as long as I can remember. I am also still ...
Category Archives: Writing & Creativity
What do I Want? What do You Want?
In the movie ”The Women”, Mary, played by Meg Ryan, discovers her husband is having an affair. Her world begins to fall apart. She then goes through a very interesting process to answer the question – “What do I want?” I love the way she processes this question. It reminds me ...
Grammar Gods and Punctuation Pharaohs
I almost gave up writing this week. Why? Because, after attending the NWB Writers' Conference I realized I couldn't hide anymore. I couldn't just write, close my eyes and pretend the monsters, the Grammar Gods and Punctuation Pharaohs, didn't exist. I was once again reminded of my lack of understanding of proper punctuation and grammar. ...
The Five Phases of Being a Writer
My recent attendance at the incredibly amazing and inspiring The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battlesinspired this post. The Five Phases of Being a Writer, or ...
Would I write if no one read what I wrote?
Would I still write if no one read what I wrote? I ponder the question and need to ask myself first, why do I write? I write because I am called to write. It is who I am. It's how I communicate best. It's how I think and process thoughts. It's how I figure things out and find my way. I write ...
Left-Brain, Right-Brain: Battle for dominance
I always felt creative and secretly wanted to be seen as a creative person, but the scientific evidence to the contrary always made me question myself. My whole life I have been very right-hand dominant, meaning I am left-brained dominant. I am organized, logical, precise and detail oriented. When I type, my words are often spelled wrong. ...
Ten-Day Sabbatical Recap
Well, my ten-day sabbatical away from my 'day-job' has ended and Monday is here. It was an absolutely fabulous week. Fun. Productive. Exhilarating. Exhausting (in a good way). Relaxing. And Creative. I did just what I said I was going to do. I wrote every day, meditated every day, got my new website up and practiced ...
Avoiding self-censorship and finding my way to authenticity via my Tribe
I sometimes find myself censoring my thoughts and avoiding writing about things I am passionate about or that reveal too much of who I am. It is partly because many of the people who currently receive The Dreaming Café’s weekly email message and read this blog are family, friends and co-workers, people I have known my ...
Ten-Day Sabbatical
Today begins a ten-day sabbatical from my ‘day job’. As this time approached I was making myself crazy about how I would spend my time. First, I planned to take several day trips and visit independent bookstores. I planned to create my own writing workshop at home and follow one of the outlines in the many ...
