It’s the day after Christmas and I’m blown away! Your responses to my request for partners in my ONE BIG IDEA was unprecedented. Wow! Thank you!
Momentum is with us, so…moving right along…
The votes are in and there was a tie: Journaling the Subconscious and Don’t Hold On To What You Can’t Have are the clear winners. So, I’ve decided to combine them. It’s easily done, I think. Anyway, you’ll let me know if it’s working as we go.
Now, according to the advice from my mentor, Matt R., I’ve jotted down the first few paragraphs – a sloppy stab at what I think this book might feel like – and I’m once again looking for specific feedback. You’ll find those questions at the end. So here goes…don’t judge me…actually…DO JUDGE ME! We’re in this together – doing something old in a new way.
Title: Yet To Be Determined…
Chapter I (These are just a few intro paragraphs to get your feedback)
A reader called me out recently saying, How dare you offer advice without the proper education to back it up? If I had an imposter syndrome, that would have shut me down. SLAM! BAM! THANK YOU MA’AM! But impostering isn’t one of my issues. How do you measure what has been learned over many decades against a college degree and zero experience? Who do you want to listen to? A twenty-something who just scored their MA in counseling or a seventy-something who f****** knows sh** from living it? No contest, folks. Hands down, the one who’s lived, laughed, loved, failed, and yet come out on the other side vigorous and vim-full of wisdom…I’ll take that any day over a book-taught newbie.
So, let’s get to the task at hand. When I talk about journaling from the subconscious, it’s because I’ve been doing it for twenty years, and the revelations gleaned from that practice have transformed my life. And when I tell you not to hold on to something you can’t have…don’t get me started. Well, actually, yes! Set me loose on that one. Grasping and clinging, telling myself lies, compromised my happiness long past the deadline when most intelligent people would have figured it out.
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Okay, it’s your turn!
- Did I successfully get your attention? If not, why?
- Are you convinced that I may have valuable things to say about the subject? If not, why?
- Have I engaged you enough to continue reading? If not, what should I do differently?
- Can you relate to the ‘voice’ – the somewhat cheeky writing style? (Remember, Matt says this should be brief, punchy, passionate, and above all, interesting.)
This is SO MUCH FUN! But…remember…be honest with your critiques. I was in the Ubud Writers’ Group and they were relentlessly brutal! I can handle anything!
Humbly awaiting your responses…
writing for self-discovery 
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