I don’t know if this counts as “cheating” in the blog world, but I really just feel like starting this by sharing the email newsletter I’ve spent the last hour or so crafting out (there’s new stuff after).
This Saturday, I wrote one of my most popular Facebook Posts, one that got tons of “likes” and comments:
“You know you’re really a writer when (as a spiritual releasing exercise) you write the apology/acknowledgment letter that someone in your past should send you — a letter that seems extraordinarily unlikely that the real person will ever write — and then you spend another hour editing it so it’s totally perfect, before you sign their name and pop it in the mail to yourself.”
Now, I meant it to be funny (of course), but the truth is that writing this letter was one of the best uses of pen to paper — or in this case, fingers to keypad — I’ve ever undertaken.
This August, I went on the Abraham-Hicks Alaska cruise and in a week filled with an extraordinary outpouring of wisdom, one of the most striking statements was “Writing is your strongest point of focus.”
Now, as a Creative Guru, I’m working with several writers completing memoirs (both erotic and comic), and books about self-actualization and empowerment, and even non-fiction science — NOT crafting out letters they would like to receive from people in their past.
Nonetheless, I was struck once again by the power of telling your story, of simply putting your truth down on paper, and then releasing it into the world.
Writing really has the power to heal and inspire, and in this case, bring about a kind of forgiveness I didn’t really think was possible.
So if there’s that letter (or phone call) that you need to receive on some deep level, but know in your heart that the odds aren’t in your favor of ever actually getting it in the mail … write it and send it to yourself.
If you’re like me, you’ll be amazed at the changes it can bring ….
I saw this love letter on the beach later that day …
And if you want to explore diving deeper into your other writing,
I’ve carved out a few hours where I’m offering a handful of people a
FREE half-hour Creative Consult (first come, first served.)
So if you want to complete that project you’ve had on the back burner, or tucked away in a drawer, or been shy about really starting …
Let’s Talk about your writing and explore how it can become your strongest point of focus.
In other news …
6:30 am yoga client –– who leaves for Hong Kong tomorrow –– followed by brief nap with a very low-grade headache (I think because I haven’t had any coffee in five days –– or any wine for that matter).
Took JW(K) to the $5 haircut place where he received a triumphant trim and then a banking errand.
Great Creative Client call at 2pm, followed by the usual rounds of emails and phone calls.
Returned to Plant to reclaim the purple beanie I somehow left there last night, even though it’s indispensable to my look.
INCREDIBLE phone call with LLS about surprising new project soon-to-be revealed.
Jump rope at 7pm where a terrible misfortune fell upon my headphones (don’t ask).
9pm Creative Client call.
And then crafting out the above newsletter.
I just have to check in with my friends at the WB and then the day will be truly complete, no apologies necessary to anyone!
