The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
back. You will discover that being a fearless writer has little to do with validation and accolades as we are conditioned to believe. Rather, it is about ritual, dedication, and commitment, developing an acute awareness of beauty, dancing with inspiration, listening to the world outside yourself, and going deep within.
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
Writing can be medicine for our modern ills. It can be a tool to help us excavate our lives and begin to understand ourselves and others. It can help us grapple with desire, navigate change, cope with stress, celebrate, offer thanks, grieve, heal, and inspire others. Writing can be a means of escape, or a way to arrive fully in this moment, appreci
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But you will never be alone with your heart as your compass and writing as your guide. Fewer fears will arise, you will fear less often, and the intensity of your fear will reduce with practice and experience. If your path opens up new fears, you will know to return to your heart and deal with them too.
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
If you are struggling to find time to write, it may be because you aren’t clear on why you want to write.
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
I like writing at my desk, but I don’t make it a condition of writing. I like lighting a candle first, but I don’t make that a condition of writing. I like the rhythm of showing up early before the day begins, but I don’t make that a condition of writing either. While routine and a dedicated writing space can encourage you to write, there is value
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When I thought about why I write, I came up with many reasons. I do it because it is how I make sense of the world. I do it because it makes me feel connected in a profound way. I do it because it feels good. But perhaps most significantly, I am a better, more awake version of myself for having written. I feel recharged, and I have more patience, c
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To write in service of the writing, not the ego, is a radical act. What if we gathered up all the energy we usually spend worrying about what other people think and poured it into our writing? What if we really lived our lives, moment to moment, and wrote about that?
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
Breath is a bridge between body and mind. KAZUAKI TANAHASHI1
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
It is in letting go of most of our words that we get to the few that really matter.