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On Reading Journals

[Sorry, I meant February 7! Thanks for catching that Anne Hamlin!] Journaling is popular right now, but do you read journals? For this morning’s walk, delving into an excellent source of comfort and community. After all, no matter what you may be going through, somebody else went through it too.

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The Grace of Rest

Sometimes you need to figure out when to sit down before you get knocked down. I didn���t do that! For this morning���s walk, making sure to rest and giving grace to those like the residents of L.A. who may not have good rest for a long time. #morningwalk #losangeles #rest #recovery #wildfires

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The Year of the Authentic You

What does it mean to live an authentic life? For this morning’s walk, on the banks of Lake Junaluska, considering making that exploration for 2025. Shout out to authors David Joy and Donald Quist. Greetings from the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing winter residency!

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Don’t Stop Yourself with Old Thinking

Is your old thinking keeping you from new adventures and opportunities? For this morning’s walk, it’s time to give yourself more credit for your experience. And by the way, the friend I mentioned immediately got what I was saying, and will have a chat with her boss about taking up that project after all. I know she will rock it!

Discovering YOUR Motivation

For this morning���s walk, on a snowy midwestern day, the key to getting motivated to do anything. The answer is close. Really. Like in the mirror close.

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On Holidays and Family Conversations

Greetings from Malibu! For this morning���s walk, a few jumbled thoughts about family and the coming holidays.To learn more about the retreat happening here check out Pastors, Priests, & Guides and thanks much to Aaron Niequist for inviting me to join.And I���m thinking this might be an excellent location for a future Alma College MFA in Creative Writing winter residency!

Of Once and Future Friends

Are you encountering someone from your past as they were in your past? Or are you encountering them now, in this moment, as they are today? For this morning���s walk, the good things that can happen when you know the difference.

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When Once is Enough

We know what it is to love something so much that we watch, read, or want to see it over and over. But what about the art that moves us so deeply that we can’t bear to encounter it again? For this morning’s walk, in beautiful Petoskey, Michigan – Petoskey.net, I’m thinking about when once is enough.Shoutout to Sarah Arthur – Author and the writers and readers joining us here this weekend for the Madeleine L’Engle Writers Retreat and the C.S. Lewis Festival.

The Sweetness of Friends

I didn���t know I needed to see friends until I saw them. For this morning���s walk at��Chautauqua Institution, how connecting with people you care about can make everything that much better.��#chq150��#CHQ��#CHQ2024

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Fresh Start, Fresh Thoughts

Trying on something new? Make sure you leave behind your old habits and old ways of thinking. For this morning’s walk, fresh start, fresh thoughts. And I’m now calling Michigan home.

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