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“Introverts tend to feel that they most alive and that they’re most energized when they’re in environments that are less stimulating.” ~ Susan CainAre you an introvert who happens to be a writer (or a writer who happens to be an introvert)? If so, learning to understand and manage your sources of energy could be a …
What experiences make you feel pumped up about your writing? What people, music, art, events, authors, sounds, places, and sensations leave you motivated rather than deflated? Do you make a point of including them in your daily schedule? The theme of this week will be energy. Being aware of our emotional and psychological energy is …
Let us begin with the same quotation from FlyLady that I shared yesterday: “The voices that you hear in your head keep telling you that you are behind and you have to get it all done now. We are going to quiet those negative voices that are beating you up constantly and replace them with …
“The voices that you hear in your head keep telling you that you are behind and you have to get it all done now. We are going to quiet those negative voices that are beating you up constantly and replace them with a loving, gentle voice that tells you that you are not behind and …
“Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.” ~ W. H. Auden, “Reading” One of the most insistent tugs we feel in life’s journey, especially at mid-life and beyond, is toward greater authenticity. At some point, perhaps to our own surprise, we find ourselves …