The family gathers. Okay,maybe, Aunt Tilly doesn’t show. Friends gather. Okay, at the last minute , Frank calls to say he’s bringing his girl friend, Mabel, but that’s fine, because she can take
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The Power of Still
So many conversations feel so rushed, comments crammed together like stuff piled into a closet. Rarely is there a moment’s pause to take in – I mean really take it in, as in
The Capital
The Senate Judiciary Committee This Week
I had intended to listen for just a few minutes, but once I turned on the Senate hearings, there was no turning it off. The testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and
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An Update.
I’ve been thinking –beyond Mindful Writing– about the larger world of “Mindful Communication.” Prior to this blog entry, I’ve focused this blog on the magic and power of memoir. Writing my own memoir, as well
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Who has critics?
We all have critics. In writing and in life. OK, some of us have more active critics than others. Inner critics and outer critics. The worst are those nasty voices inside our own minds that nip
photo credit: PixabayNot 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
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“Show, don’t tell.” If you’ve been to a writing class or read a writing book in the past 50 years, you’ve heard these words. So, what’s wrong with them?
On one hand, nothing. But on another, a
The most fundamental of all the many questions facing the Mindful Writer is this: what should I write about? We all face this question. But most advice on writing seems to skip this vital step, to focus
Caitlin at Improv
Many years ago, I joined an improvisational theatre group in San Francisco. Joined on a whim, the only way to do improv. We met in a
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I’ve said it before many times, but I’m awed by it again … and again … and so I think it bares repeating. I’m talking about the simple power of awareness. Just noticing. Non-judgmental awareness. No fuss,