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Writing Your True Story

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The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly  of Writing Memoir Writing memoir is like being the hero in a B-rated western. There you are in the opening scene riding across a vast rugged landscape. You made the choice and marked your map to get you through the three famous passes you must cross to where success, like a distant mirage, glints on the horizon.  You’ve heard the tales of those who have gone before, legends brought back of skeletons on the trail of those who gave up too soon or went ill-equipped, warning signs right before the second pass where it gets bad fast and you must climb over rocks and the rubble of self-doubt so endless it can cause even the heartiest to tremble.  Everyone says you must go prepared or you’ll meet the same fate, sitting on the porch and regretting a lack of legacy, something lasting to prove existence during a particular time and place in history that perhaps made some sort of difference.  And so, you must pack your s...
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Pick Up a Pen and Write!

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Mindful Journaling “Journaling is the new paper therapy. Life changing!” “inexpensive, accessible, fun, and easily self-managed.” Things change, life happens, and it can happen way too fast due to stress or natural disasters or responsibilities. And we're busy. Sometimes we don’t take the time to stop and reflect, to deal with loss, to revive our dreams, or to set new goals. What happened to that creative spark within? Who am I now in this very moment, and why am I here? And why am I  stuck in more ways than one? Journaling puts us mindfully into the moment. Time stops when we pick up a pen to re-discover ourselves, solve problems, deal with loss, and find purpose in life. Keeping a journal can be a record of our progress and a way to reach our creative potential. In writing, the next word, sentence or prompt, we just might  escape the inner critic and tap into our wild imagination. It's important in learning. Psychologists, ...
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