When we use writing as a spiritual practice, our connection with the divine gets stronger, and our writing gets both better and easier. The job of a good spiritual practice is to get us beyond our “monkey mind’s” nattering and
TRACKING the ZONE
We all know the Zone when we feel it. We write with an exquisite sense of ease or “swing,” fully absorbed in the moment, unselfconscious, highly energized, clear, spontaneous, effortless, and creative. It can be a magical, even mystical experience—as
JOURNALING as a SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
For me, journaling is one of the most powerful ways to use writing as a spiritual practice. There are three gazillion ways to do this, but here’s how I use it. COVER THE WATERFRONT I journal every morning to focus
WRITING to RELEASE, RESTORE, AND REDEEM
Some people are shocked when I talk about using my journal to release negative thoughts and monkey mind mental chatter. “Aren’t you just reinforcing the negative when you write it down?” they ask. I don’t think so. For me, writing
HOW TO USE WRITING as a SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Many thanks to the wonderful people who made our March 30 program on Writing as a Spiritual Practice such a rich experience! We spent the day talking about how all kinds of writing can be spiritual practice: fiction, essays, poetry,
THE ZONE AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
You are invited to my workshop on Writing as a Spiritual Practice on March 30, 2014, at beautiful Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. The Zone is a lot like meditation. In it, we feel spontaneous, out of time and space,