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Small Stones 5
The dozen red roses that I bought for myself are beginning to pass, their velvet petals pulling back to reveal tangled gold stamens. My fifth day of my small stone writing practice – leaning into this process of producing one tiny parcel of words a day.
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Your Purpose Is None of Your Business
After much soul-searching and journalling, e-courses and workbooks, I have come to the rather startling conclusion that my purpose is none of my business. Now, sweet reader, you may feel no small amount of resistance to that statement, particularly as I am also extending it to you – Your purpose is none of your business either. Bear with me while I explain… Throughout your life you will make millions of tiny actions, you will say millions of words and you, my lovely, will never ever know the impact of those words or actions. They will ripple out from you and touch and change and influence and revolutionise the world in…
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Small Stones 4
Far out to sea, along the line of an almost invisible horizon, a ship hovers, seemingly suspended between sea and sky. My fourth day of my small stone writing practice and I can’t tell you how what a difference it is making to the way I see the world around me, the way I think of myself and the way I approach my writing. Rediscovering the joy of words.
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Why I Write Morning Pages
I write morning pages. Every morning without fail. Even when I recently had a pressing engagement through in Glasgow that required I leave the house at 5.30 (with 3 fed, washed & dressed children), I was up at 4.15 in the still quiet of the early morning dark, writing my three A4 pages of longhand stream of consciousness. My pen travelled fluidly across the lined paper and I struggled to keep my eyes open. A part of me is surprised at myself. I didn’t know I had it in me to be so dedicated to a practice. Give me a challenge, set me a target and I will respond with…
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Small Stones 3
The syncopated pulse of lighthouses punctuate the night, reassuring defenders against the dark: true fishermen’s friends. This is my third small stone, a writing practice that I began at the start of this week. To read more, please check out the first post. Also, you might want to check out Amanda Oaks’ first small stone on Words Dance: First Day of School – poignant and gorgeous.
