Robin Clifford Wood
  • Home
  • Author bio
  • Books
    • poetry
  • Blog
  • Media/Press
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Author bio
  • Books
    • poetry
  • Blog
  • Media/Press
  • Events
  • Contact



​
​You'll Never Be Quite the Same

"10 % Happier" by Dan Harris

4/26/2020

Comments

 
Picture
 
            I started a weekly online writing workshop on 4/17, taught by a former faculty mentor. I’m struck, not for the first time, by the similarity between writing workshops and self-help/spiritual workshops. Make a list of things you are passionate about. Write ten apologies. Imagine your childhood home; identify a specific location associated with a memory.
            Now go deeper; write for ten minutes, expanding your thoughts/associations/memories.
            How serendipitous that this class coincides with finishing Dan Harris’s book about meditation and self-awareness/mindfulness. Harris is a skeptic, lifetime agnostic, hard-nosed, driven TV news anchor. After a crash-and-burn catharsis of stress and drugs, he sought healthier ways to manage his intensity, and had the professional connections to get insights from the top gurus in the world – including Deepak Chopra and the Dalai Lama. The writing is funny and engaging, his story intriguing, and his discoveries totally compelling.
            Go deeper; expand your awareness.
            Maybe I’m ripe for an internal overhaul, the 100,000-mile tune-up. In any case, this book reached me. Lots to explore here, in my head and in my writing.

 
My 60th year in 60,000 words
Day 246: 176 words, TOTAL = 40,313; 19,687 remaining



Comments

    Author

    Robin Clifford Wood is a writer and writing teacher.  She lives  in central Maine with her husband and dogs, loves to be outdoors, and enjoys ever-expanding horizons through her grown children and their multi-species families.

    To read about the "60th year in 60,000 words" challenge, go to the August 27th blog post. 
    ​
    https://www.robincliffordwood.com/youll-never-be-quite-the-same---blog/tomorrow-is-launch-day
    ​

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly