The fact that I am a writer, a journalist, an author and a writing coach is not news around here. I am not sure there actually are ten things you guys didn’t know about me, but I will give it a shot.
I dye my hair and plan to for another decade. I am neither proud nor ashamed of this. I wish I didn’t have to do it because it’s time-consuming, but I always choose a stylist I like and I’m still friends with past stylists. When I’m ready to go electric silver, you will probably notice. Right now, I’m going brunette as a last hurrah.
I love hot springs. I am currently planning a trip to one with a friend. I am also planning a retreat for women at a hot spring. Get on my email list if you don’t want to miss the announcement. Think 2017.
I use collage as a form of creative meditation. I am a fairly visual person, so the ritual of looking, cutting, and pasting is soothing to my busy mind. I collage journals, forms, and posters to help me connect more deeply with myself.
I have dealt with anemia on and off throughout my life. I am grateful that I’ve found Vitanica, a supplement company that focuses on health support for women by a woman. If you ever suffer from anemia, I highly recommend Iron Extra. If you want to recover from anemia in the long run, it’s important to make time for your joys in life. Since I’ve been doing this more consciously, I just keep getting better and better.
I love decorating a small space—think vingettes. I don’t usually have time to redo a whole room, so I just do a little section at a time. You can see my photos of these projects if you follow me on Instagram and Facebook, where I’ve been posting a daily photo lately. It’s been a great way for me to make more time to do something I enjoy.
I like to focus on the moment more than the future or the past. If you make me choose between the future and the past, I will always choose the future. Unlike many, I am optimistic about the future. I have faith in us. We’ve got this.
I have become more detached about what people think of me. This does not mean that someone can’t hurt my feelings by being unkind. They don’t usually even have to say anything, since I’m fairly empathic. I have learned that what I think about me is more important than what anyone else thinks and I have made connecting with positive people into a practice.
I am sober. I’ve been sober for over 21 years. I don’t enjoy being around people who are drinking or who drink often. Sobriety is the awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone who needs it. I am going to offer a class in my online school on how to get and stay sober, because we can never have too many resources for the one in ten people who suffer.
My work introduces me to all kinds of people, but whether I am working or not, I like the company of deep, thoughtful, spiritually inclined people best. I think everyone has a universe of gifts to share with the world, but some folks ignore or squander what’s going on inside. I like to be around the folks who are not afraid to unfold their potential.
Self-expression is my most important value. It comes into play in every arena of my life. I doubt this is news, but, for me, what I am expressing today is more important than where I was born or where I went to school or any of that kind of stuff. Expressing myself is how I inspire myself and others. It is the reason I am here.
What about you? Have you written a post like this in your blog lately? If you’d like to share, I challenge you to create a similar post and then come back and link to it in the comments. Please only link responses to this post. Look forward to hearing what you share. I also look forward to witnessing what you have to express in the world.
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