Have you ever tried to “beautify” a line or phrase from your journal that spoke to you? The “Beautify a piece of your writing” exercise helped me distill the most important message I needed to hear from my memoir in progress about being a new mom to my mixed race boy. I am working on […]
From the contemporary breakthroughs in medical communities about how the nervous system works, we know that there are five “flavors of awe” (Dr. Passaler’s term in Heal Your Nervous System). Beauty is just one flavor that is a “serene and peaceful type of awe, filling you with an appreciation for the beauty in the world.” Ancient […]
To my readers: Unsent letters from the Journal to the Self method are great for catharsis and clarity! If you could give your soul self some advice in a raw and honest unsent letter, what would you tell her? Our soul selves can handle contradictions and bringing together our opposites, even when it’s hard to […]