A dreamer without words
I am a dreamer: A writer without words.
I am a writer: A woman who wants to share her dreams.
The book that almost wasn’t
Hello friends, Of all the posts I create, this one makes me the happiest. That’s because my newest book, Dreaming on the Page, carries the message that we are all dreamers and storytellers–and claiming our …
For those who can’t, won’t or don’t meditate
I counsel people to bring mindfulness into daily life. In addition to taking mindful walks, or creating a mindfulness practice that is tied to daily tasks such as folding laundry or doing the dishes, I also offer tips for making sleep and dreams into a mindfulness practice.
If It Were My Dream: Bringing Dreams to Life with Friends
I met Nancy some years back at an International Association for the Study of Dreams conference, but back then she lived in Santa Fe, so we remained what we call “conference buddies.” But then she moved to western Massachusetts, not far from where I live, and where she has some roots as well. Now, Nancy and I are teaming up on a brand-new dreamy offering. On Oct. 15, we’ll be leading a full-day in-person workshop in Florence, Mass., titled Bringing Dreams to Life: Tapping into Creativity with Group Dreamwork and Writing.
Are your creative juices flowing?
Inspired by the delights of summer, here are a few suggestions for keeping those creative juices flowing … whether you’re a writer, a dreamer, or both!
The Word You Wake Up With
The other day I woke with the word interregnum suspended in my mind. I was intrigued. So, I wrote the word at the top of the page and before I knew it a story began to form around it!
Saying Yes to a Piggy-No-No
clichés are clichés for a reason! They are words or expressions that are small packets of syllables that contain time-tested truths. Often they help describe otherwise hard-to-pin-down concepts. As with core human experiences like beauty, joy, love, and great sorrow, it’s hard to put words to how poetry and dreams move us.
S’News: Dreaming Up My Next Chapter
The decision to leave was difficult. I’ve loved working with the students and faculty at IDS. But now it’s time to step into my own work nurturing the connections between dreams and writing, and teaching people to combine the two through my own business, Third House Moon.
I’m Halfway Through My Year of Poetry
It may be true, as Audre Lorde says, that poetry is not a luxury. But it feels luxurious to indulge my love of words, my search for meaning, and my dedication to craft through reading and writing poems.
Writing down dreams: A transformational journey
We are natural storytellers, as evidenced by our endlessly creative dreaming mind. I want writers to know that they have a rich source of inspiration, guidance, and a font of creativity flowing inside them and they can access it through increased awareness of their dreams.