Find Your Tribe in Our Community this Fall Not long ago, a friend lamented that she had not yet really found her tribe, and longed for one. I so wanted to “fix” her by suggesting she join Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville. However, I must remember to MYOB (as Ann Landers used to say), and that WWf(a)C might not be for everyone. However, if YOU are looking for a tribe, and you are OPEN to … [Read more...]
A Summer of Writing
I've been doing a lot of writing this summer. In the spaciousness of summer, with longer days and star-filled nights, it seems like there's more opportunity to be creative, whether you're journaling about your exciting summer adventures, or making up stories while lying in a hammock with pen in hand, or creating art journals while sitting on a plane (here are some great tips about that … [Read more...]
We Gathered: Journal Conference 2016
Just back from a rich and deep experience at the 2016 Journal Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, where we celebrated 30 years of journal therapy through the pioneering work of Kay Adams and The Center for Journal Therapy. We also launched the next 30 years of work in this field. The big vision: To make journaling as integral to our health and our community healing as yoga is today. And we … [Read more...]
Writing + Everything = Good
We've had so much fun this spring celebrating this beautiful time of year with writing combined with most everything else (collage, poetry, hiking) to create powerful experiences for women (and a few men) writers. Just happened: Our annual Write + Hike, which included a potluck to make this a Write + Hike + Eat at Down to Earth Farm on the westside of Jacksonville. Eighteen writers gathered on … [Read more...]
We’ve All Got a Story to Tell
We’ve all got a story to tell. And our stories are worth telling! But just saying them out loud isn’t enough, because they can be forgotten. It’s good to get them written down. So, how do you get started? Get yourself a journal and a good pen you enjoy writing with. It could be a beautiful leather journal or a colorful one or a recycled paper one. Keep it with you all the time! Your … [Read more...]
New Writing Season Begins!
“What you seek is seeking you.” — Rumi NEW YEAR'S POEM i am running into a new year i am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that i catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard to let go of what i said to myself about myself when i was sixteen and twenty-six and thirty-six even forty-six but i am running into a new year and i beg … [Read more...]