Yesterday and today I have been reading some of the books I have on writing. I am still thinking about this issue of writing and why it is a struggle. When I think of sitting down to write, there is a resistance. I know this. In my last post I...
I wish I wrote more. How can i get myself to write more? To produce? Todd [my brother] encouraged me, when I started my blog, to just throw whatever up there. I used to do that more but then i get bored or don't feel like I have anything to...
Book Idea Title: My Attempt at Life Introduction: Who Am I? Chapter 1: My Attempts at Being a Husband Chapter 2: My Attempts at Being a Father Chapter 3: My Attempts at Being a Son Chapter 4: My Attempts at Being a Friend Chapter 5: My Attempts at Being a Therapist Chapter 6: My Attempts at Being a...
Book Idea Title: Grounded Introduction: Finding Our Footing Part I: Existential Chapter 1: Seeing the world existentially Chapter 2: Being one's self Chapter 3: Choice and Responsibility Chapter 4: Death Part II: Attachment Chapter 5: Attachment Chapter 6: Attachment in Relationships Chapter 7: Attachment in Environment Chapter 8: Attachment in World Part III: Ecology Chapter 9: Ecology Chapter 10: Interactional Dynamics Chapter 11: Family and Love Chapter...
feeling trapped is a feeling i have never done well with. i’m not sure anyone does really, but if my perception is that i am trapped (which might not be everyone else’s perception given the same situation) i don’t do well. i sink. i begin to feel hopeless and helpless...
Anxiety creeps around like Gollum. He attempts to steal my ring and my ring is my essence. When anxious, a fear, a gnawing occurs within my being that can often feel mysterious and maddening. I sat with it the other day when it came out of nowhere and I connected with an...
Why 1. Weather: Weather is the main reason many people live in Kelowna. It is dry and has the mildest weather of most any place in Canada. It receives a lot of sunshine but not so much in the winter. There is a saying about a sunshine tax here in that...
Anne Lamott, in her book Bird by Bird, talks about how she would loathe the success of other writers, secretly wishing for their demise. That is how I feel toward my friend Shawn. I constantly wish for his demise but that doesn't seem to happen. Instead, he has carved out a...