It's a wonderful feeling seeing new member notices from people who are here to write. Please join me in officially welcoming our newest members. @Deb Spotleson I first met Deb in the Self-Publishing Skool and during our SPS chat on Tuesday, she recognized our Sacred Writing Community was also a good fit. Deb runs the Bravmunity Community for Parents & grandparents of picky eaters: end food battles, ditch separate meals and help your child confidently enjoy more real food. 🥕❤️ @Stacey Carrolll rolled in to Sacred Writing as she's a writer who would like to improve and find her flow and inspiration again. Let's help them get settled into the rhythm of writing, which is a whole lot calmer than this little guy ....

Today is the first day of the rest of my life, and I am One with the Light of the Creator. That is what I wrote in my journal this weekend. According to the Kabbalistic wisdom I've been studying, we are entering a new year. And this is an opportunity to ask whether we are going to live another version of the same year—or become a new version of ourselves. My understanding is that the more disconnected we are from our Higher Self, the bigger the gap between who we are and who we are here to become. And our Cast of Characters can play a big role. —> Our doubter questions every decision. —>The perfectionist insists on another rewrite. —>The analyst keeps digging into the data, looking for the practical solution. —>And even our dreamer can keep us in the dream without taking action. So how do we start closing the gap? 1. Visualize the highest version of yourself. 2. See, sense, or feel yourself holding your book, speaking in front of people, leading the workshop, or creating the body of work you know is within you. 3. And then feel what it would be like to live as that person now. One teaching I've been sitting with is that our desires aren't something to push away. They can show us what we're being called to receive and create. And that brings me to my own desire. My dream is to create a living body of work that continues moving through other people. Sacred Writing is part of that body of work, and I've realized it's time for it to evolve too. Until now, our two weekly 30-minute Sacred Writing Sessions have been available free inside this community. Soon, they will become part of our $9/month Premium membership, along with immediate access to The Living Journal. And because Sacred Writing is something you need to experience rather than be told about, Premium will include a 7-day free trial. —> Seven days to come into the practise. —> Seven days to become present, listen, write, and notice what begins to emerge. —> Seven days to experience what happens when you give your own wisdom somewhere to land.

@Rebecca B I completely missed your birthday, so we'll be celebrating you all week! Thank you for being a top fan on our Sacred Writing Skool. I adore you and your impressive ways to express yourself through words and GIFs. You are witty and kind and I appreciate you! You show up even when you're unsure what you're writing about. You're private and I respect that about you, except right now we're celebrating you! Happy Birthday, Rebecca. Friends, let's shower Rebecca with love and birthday wishes all week.

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. Today's gratitude belongs.to my best friends and another weekend on their ranch for end-of-summer R&R and fun.

During this week’s VIP Sacred Writing session, one of our members shared that sometimes she writes 1,000 words in an hour. Other times, it feels like nothing is coming through. She didn’t force it. She paused. Reflected. Listened. And then the words began to come, more slowly than usual. This is the power of Sacred Writing and being in the Language Portal while you write. You begin to recognize that writing has its own rhythm. Sometimes the words flow quickly. Sometimes they ask you to slow down and listen for what wants to be expressed. Interestingly, our conversation about showing versus telling revealed another kind of rhythm in writing. “Show, don’t tell” is one of the most common pieces of writing advice, but it can leave us believing that showing is somehow better writing. It isn’t. Both have their place. Showing slows the pace. It invites your reader into the experience so they can see, hear, and feel the moment. Telling moves the writing forward. It offers perspective, creates transitions, and can reveal the wisdom or meaning behind an experience. As I write in the attached article: Show the experience so your reader can feel it. Tell the wisdom that helps them understand why it mattered. Good writing has a rhythm between the two. Perhaps that’s true of our writing process itself. Sometimes we write quickly. Sometimes we pause and listen. The practice is learning to recognize what the writing needs from us. What rhythm is your writing asking for today?