20 minute writing practice
I am trying something new. I set my timer for 20 minutes. I haven't been writing or journaling for months (years?). I so enjoy it yet there never seems to be enough time to formulate what to say in the way I want to say it. Yet, I am truly my own gatekeeper here, not time herself. So, I'm trying a new kind of writing practice. I will give myself the gift of twenty minutes. No more, no less- with the assignment of simply moving words from my brain to the page. With only twenty minutes, I can't edit myself, get stuck on searching for the exact word, or any of the nonsense that prevents me from writing and sharing in this space. My favorite astrologist suggested that I look back 8 years ago and reflect on the journey that I began at that time. 8 years ago was 2013. 8 years ago was the birth of my first child and my crossing into motherhood. What journey did I begin? Where did I set out go and where did it take me as a result? I set out to begin parenthood with th