Observations from the pillow in a time of pandemic
Today it’s obvious: When I stay close to home, consume less and crave less, I help my body to rest and stay healthy, and I help keep my community safe and healthy, too.
Throw Your Phone in the Ocean and other Cures for Writer’s Block
Besieged by a bottomless inbox Earlier this winter it was clear that my plate was full. No, it was overflowing with projects! Luckily, I had booked a trip to Puerto Rico to attend a writer’s …
Take 3 Steps Toward World Peace
in addition to whatever work you are inspired to do in your community, and in the world at large, I encourage you to take 3 steps to bring more peace to your inner world that can radiate outward.
Why I Loved Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ … A Lot
The scene that stole my heart was when Jo pads around her attic studio late into the night, pacing in her stocking feet, rearranging pages of her manuscript, which are laid out in rows on the bare floor. It is rare, after all, to see an onscreen depiction of a woman involved in the gritty work that goes into creating smooth lines of prose.
When it Comes To Keeping A Notebook, The Process Is All
Journals are also great repositories of raw material that I have mined for poems, stories, blog posts and more. Each of my five published books was birthed from the pages of my notebooks. Journal-keepers never have to face the pressure of the blank page, because we have reams of rough drafts ready to transform into finished pieces.
The Wolf and the Red Road: Recurring
Today’s post is Part II of my previous post about the Gray Wolf that seemed to have stepped out of a history lecture and into my dream. Read Part I HERE: The Gray Wolf and the …
The Gray Wolf and the Red Road
The Jesuits had come to the region to, among other things, convert the Native Americans. Dreams, it turned out, stood in their way.
It May Be Time to Update How You Keep Your Journal
One notebook or two? For dreamers, that is the question. When day meets night we call it dusk. But when day met night in my journals, I called it: “Time to go buy a new …
A Dreamer’s Response to the Climate Crisis
As a professional dreamworker, I have studied the workings of the sleeping and dreaming brain, as well as the history, psychology, and theology of dreaming. I’ve worked with people in one-on-one sessions and dream groups and classes locally, nationally and worldwide. In the process, I have learned a great deal about how dreams can help us as individuals and how they can support us as a community. Even in the face of the Climate Crisis that now threatens our planet.
Reporting from Within
Imagine a world in which the pundits on the nightly weigh in on big dreams from the day’s headlines. What did the reigning monarch dream last night? What recurring nightmare is plaguing the Prime Minister? Imagine the anchorwoman and talking heads arguing over interpretations of what these dreams might mean for cities and countries around the globe.
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