The Wabi-Sabi Writer

When I was at the retreat a couple weeks ago one of my colleagues Hallie stated she could not avoid the orange in her life.  This plagued her - orange is her least favorite color and yet it was showing up everywhere, in the intention stone she chose, in the mandala she created, even in scarves she danced with.  This became synonymous with getting "called out" by the universe. Now orange happens to be my FAVORITE color - I seek it in the...

So I find myself here, on the eve of the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo as we like to call it) still pondering which story I want to go with.  Nothing like the last minute, right?  Truth be told, I have been thinking about this for a while.  I dedicated many a feverish night while I lay awake flu ridden on the subject. During the day however, I was only able to sit sideways in my large marshmallow chair and mindlessly watch...

This past weekend I attended a creative art retreat as part of a coaching certification program.  Three days filled with many different processes - writing, meditation, jungian sand play, labrynth walking, mandalas, dance, claywork, and lastly creating a joy altar.  All of this shared with a small cohort of fellow travelers who were exploring their inner terrain and outer possibilities.   The first night we were passed a basket...