For the last six weeks, I’ve brought my cellphone to bed with me.
Sounds weird, but what I’m really bringing is meditation from Deepak Chopra and Susan Piver of the Open Heart Project.
Meditation has been a tremendous help in easing stress.
Last night, I stumbled upon a series, Healing with the Masters, that I really enjoyed.
The featured one, a free meditation, was quite new to me. The audio was from Raquel Spencer, who works on connecting with your higher self, body energy, and vibration.
I know, sounds so ‘new agey,’ but I can only tell you my experience.
It was awesome, I felt refreshed, slept very well and found it stimulated creativity.
I woke, in the middle of the night, reach for my cell and jotted down words in my notes section.
Although I don’t feel broken hearted or grief-stricken, these are the words that came to me last night:
Most writers, like 95%, have another life besides writing: kids, pets, parents, cleaning, carpooling…
It can get kinda of like ….”What’s it all about, Alfie?”
The writing happens before the other stuff gets started, which means I write in the early morning.
I’m lucky that I only have one big kid left in the home, so I get in more writing/musing time than most moms.
And sometimes, I just don’t feel like putting my one-hour self-imposed writing requirement (FB, Twitter, email do not count).
When I get in that Alfie state I look at my most ‘pinned’ graphic over on Pinterest, under “Inspiration to Write.”
This graphic is from the very witty, Unknown Mami, Claudya Martinez. Currently, it is at 310 pins and counting.
I’ve reviewed my “Inspiration to Write” pins at least 100 times. Keeps me going.
So do the ‘goodies’ that come from my writing life: nice blog post comments, critiques that go great (no red marks, hardly, on my papers), and my ‘bestest’ yet:
THE AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD QUARTERFINALS
If I had a sound, for the above remark, it would be the booming movie premiere voice guy.
The free 17-page excerpt on my Amazon page has received two reviews, with a few more listed on my Facebook page and one on my LinkedIn page:
“Your excerpt is very well written and I love the figurative language you used. Lines I love: “Long narrow dirt rows with tiny roads of deep green leaves spin by in a brown arc like long legs running…I also loved the haunting quality of the narrator’s voice. ..Great title. It reminds me of Alice Walker’s “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens.” Virginia Alanis
This review didn’t just make my day, it made three days.