Writing Easier Workshop
I’ve designed this online workshop, “How to Make Writing Easier” to encourage individuals who want to overcome the inhibitions they developed as young writers. I’ve been teaching about how to make writing easier for over two decades in workshops, to book groups, and in my university courses. In the beginning, students or workshop participants are hesitant to {Continue Reading}
Life Planning Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to assist you in the development of short- and long-range life planning skills. You will make better progress in your life when you can lay out your plans on paper and think ahead about what you want to happen in your future. Integrating the course material with the activities of each lesson enables you to untangle uncertainties {Continue Reading}
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Intentions, Trust, & Promises
When I’m stretching into a new phase of life, or when circumstance throws me an unexpected change, I find myself reviewing certain activities in the life design process in order to gain insight. I move instinctively into exploring intention—assessing the strength of my resolve toward what I want to create. I look for what adjustment{Continue Reading}
More Thoughts on Mindfulness
We rarely recognize the value of writing for reflection, insight, and personal discovery, yet it’s a creative way to encourage mindfulness—to learn how our thought patterns work. This differs from journaling the events of our lives in that its purpose is to increase awareness. Here are some open-ended sentences to explore with first-thought writing. Set the{Continue Reading}
Open Pathways to Life Planning
Awareness of how our thoughts influence the course of our lives increases our opportunities to choose. This process opens pathways in our mind and heart to what could happen to make our lives better. Then when we take responsibility for our own choices, we begin to transform our thinking and eventually our lives. The following{Continue Reading}
