by Peter Gibb | Mar 28, 2018 | General
“You could write a book about that!” perhaps you’ve heard, or thought, these words. Many shuffle off, smiling shyly, “No, I could never do that.” Why not? The baby boomer generation loves personal stories. Writing a memoir is a...
by Peter Gibb | Mar 22, 2018 | General
Mindful Writing is a lot like life which is a lot like dancing on a teeter-totter, “surrender” at one end and “control” at the other. When the desire for control takes over, I buckle down, work harder, make some progress but too often end up banging my head against a...
by Peter Gibb | Mar 8, 2018 | General, Uncategorized
photo credit: Pixabay Not long ago, I had one of those aha moments. It was the end of the day. I was tired. Just enough energy left that I could hear that still, small voice within addressing me, “I have something to say. Please listen.” So I did. And...
by Peter Gibb | Oct 31, 2017 | General, Mindfulness
Today’s entry is about what I call “Haiku Memoir,” that shares some important characteristics with Improvisational Theatre (what I wrote about last time). Both Improv and Haiku Memoir are HUGE fun. They’re brief. They’re in the...
by Peter Gibb | Sep 21, 2017 | General, Mindfulness
photo credit: pixabay.com For decades, I’ve written a journal. Sometimes I was unfaithful. But when I returned, which I always did, the question scratched at me, “Why were you gone so long?” It was so sweet to be back. After a number of such wandering absences,...
by Peter Gibb | Jul 14, 2017 | General, Uncategorized
I’ve been gone for a while. Wales. Pembrokeshire, west coast of England, beautiful, quiet, pastoral; rock walls, sheep, cows and dogs; lilting Welsh accents, country roads, friendly, welcoming. What’s not to like? I was not...
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