On Writing, Joy, and Spiritual Practice

By Camilla Sanderson

I subscribe to the camp of “writing can be joyful.” Yes, a gentle discipline is required. But because my experience shows me that creativity is inextricably linked to spirituality, and I’m not always in control of what may want to flow through me, I don’t berate myself if I’m not “producing.” Which is counter-cultural I guess. We’re so conditioned to believe that “doing” is more important than “being.” However there is a mystical peace in simply being.

I wonder...