Joyfully Journaling A Hands-On, Integrative and Interactive Workshop From The Desktop Of: Andrea Costantine, Lisa Shultz and the Self-Publishing Experts Team ( Jan Haas, Donna Mazzitelli) Date: Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011 Dear Writer, Does a book or a writing project feel too overwhelming? Would you like to express yourself more clearly? Are you ready for insight [...]
Archive for the tag 'writing'
January 20 2011
Holding Sacred Space
Walking through a doorway at the public library, I greeted the gentleman stepping the same way. “Nice smile,” he said. We talked about the storm moving in on the wind, and then he said, “Peace be with you.” I returned the sentiment. A tiny healing was sent out between us, and in that moment, all [...]
January 14 2011
Wake Up Now!
Here is an excerpt from Pocketful of Miracles, by Joan Borysenko January 14th What am I doing on earth, so far from Home? I can no longer remember the bright fields from which I came, except in dreams. And even these I forget upon awakening. My heart’s desire is to awaken from the dream of [...]
December 1 2010
Waiting with Hope
We do a lot of waiting in our lives. Standing in lines, waiting for the train or bus, waiting for the right job, waiting for the money we need to sustain us. Yet there is a difference between waiting in hope and waiting in fear. We wait in fear when we become impatient with the [...]
November 24 2010
Happy Thanks Living!
I saw a church sign this week that said, “Thanksgiving is nice but Thanks Living is better.” I love the idea that every day I get up and walk in gratefulness for my life- the people, the things, the blessings that fill me with joy. So often we look at the things we don’t have [...]
October 25 2010
Have You Outgrown Your Space?
I was sitting with my friend Charmaine today as we were planning an upcoming class we are going to do together, and out of the blue she said, “I just have to ask you, have you outgrown your space?” At first I thought she meant have I outgrown my physical space where I do my [...]
September 13 2010
Gratitude
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Meister Eckhart I had the luxury of spending the weekend at the family cabin on Columbine Lake right outside Grand Lake. It was an amazing weekend to spend by myself, organizing my journal from 15 years ago [...]
September 2 2010
Goodbye Dr. Sherlock Holmes
He came to me in a dream. I hadn’t seen him for well over a year, and was so sad to hear of his death last August. I wasn’t able to attend the funeral. He was my Sherlock Holmes, the doctor who spent countless hours on my case, trying to figure out what continued to [...]
August 15 2010
Tell Your Story
Yesterday we celebrated family birthdays at my sister-in-laws house. As she handed my daughter her birthday gift, she handed me a gift too and said she couldn’t wait until Christmas. Congratulations were in order now. It was a beautiful hanging angel that says,”Tell Your Story.” I nearly cried because I was so touched that she [...]
August 8 2010
The World Keeps Rolling
When I realize that the last time I blogged was two weeks ago, and I think of all that has taken place in two weeks, I am at first amazed at how fast the time disappeared, and then I am saddened by all the little intuitive writing hits that came and went without anything to [...]




