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4 Sep 2025 The Writing Shed

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Writing Retreat Day 4: Free spirit

Day 4 writing retreat: Free spirit. I needed to find some play within the schedule on Day 4. I was feeling antsy, a little tired in my body-mind, and wanted to shake things up a little bit. So, I mixed in other activities with the writing ones to keep me engaged and to resolve some internal conflict I felt. I wrote in a new place at a different time and “out of order” (the order I had scheduled to complete the work) to make it feel new. I also expressed my inner free spirit by journaling about joy, playing with Oso (my German Shepard companion), and setting up some of the interiors of my Writing Shed. I also set three intentions to help see me through to the end–I will feel pride, I will allow time for reflection after the retreat, and I will express gratitude.

3 Sep 2025 The Writing Shed

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Writing Retreat Day 3: Settling

Day 3: Settling. I was ready to make a schedule today because I was craving the structure and the feelings of accomplishment. So much of a writing project can feel like a “no-place” or a place of very open possibilities, so I knew it would be good for my spirit to set and meet goals today. Also, some loneliness crept in (the retreat site is pretty remote), but also the feeling that I was ready to “get to work.”