When Do You Harvest Yourself?

by | inspiration, musings

When Do You Harvest Yourself? This August finds me in a whirlpool. It’s not always a bad thing. But it is a thing. You know the feeling?  Consolation comes from knowing that I was in this exact whirlpool last August, too.   Something about sensing life was about...

The Beans of Overanalysis

by | being a writer, inspiration

The Beans of Overanalysis My psychologist tells me I tend to overanalyze things. She is not the first loved-one to do this. I finally asked her, “Do you mean compared to other people?” “Well, yes.” This surprised me. What do others do during the quiet stretches of...

Now, When All the Moments are for You

by | inspiration

Now, When All the Moments are for You You didn’t make the wrong decision. There is no wrong decision. It doesn’t exist behind you, nor in the minds of yourself or others. It doesn’t exist anywhere. There was never any outcome with judgment attached to it. There was...

What Are You When You Grow Up?

by | inspiration, musings

What Are You When You Grow Up? What do you want to be when you grow up? Err, don’t answer that. You can spend a lifetime chasing after that question. Landing on something, asking if it’s right…wondering if you’ve made a mistake. Deciding to wait, stay, or try...

Big Goals and Nesting Dolls

by | being a writer, inspiration

Big Goals and Nesting Dolls The past month hasn’t felt very productive. How can I write about creativity or goals (i.e., the topics of this blog) if I’m not doing things?  In an attempt to inspect that feeling, I made a list: When did the non-productivity begin?...