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Archive for the ‘Personal Reflections’ Category
Monday, June 20th, 2011
 Here in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Celebrating the power of the sun has been of spiritual significance for thousands of years.
Creatively this is a time to celebrate the full expression of all the gifts you have to share with the world through your writing, speaking, relationships … and through being true to who you are at the deep and authentic level of your unconditioned self.
Pausing to reflect on what the energy available at this potent time of year has to offer you, is well worth doing.
I am in the process of doing just that right now and I’ll look forward to sharing the results of that reflection with you in the coming weeks and months.
For now, my invitation to you is to take this opportunity to reflect on your journey and what you are currently experiencing in your creative life at this time.
Choose at least one thing to celebrate, however small it may be, and focus on that.
Release all thoughts and feelings relating to anything that isn’t yet how you would like it to be and enrich yourself with feelings of fullness. From that mindset you can make different choices and take different action if necessary … but just for today, live each moment in celebration of everything being perfect just as it is.
Enjoy!
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Tags: authentic, celebrate, creative, speaking, Writing
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
 A few days ago, Thanksgiving was celebrated in the USA (25 November) and I felt grateful for the inspiration to focus on being grateful.
My perspective on gratitude is different to the thinking that inspired Thanksgiving and has nothing to do with pilgrims and pie! Nonetheless it provided a useful prompt for me to pause and reflect on all that I am grateful for, and to make those feelings of gratitude known to significant others.
Those significant others include you.
So I would like to take this opportunity to let you know how grateful I am to have the chance to share some of my ideas and information with you on a regular basis.
Thank you for joining me on this conscious and creative writer’s journey at whatever level works for you. Together we are creating a new way for writers to make a positive difference in the world by sharing inspiration, expertise and stories with an authentic voice.
Thinking about gratitude also reminded me of the importance of having the right mindset to write what you are here to write.
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Tags: authentic voice, conscious, creative, inspiration, mindset, write, writer's journey, Writing
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
 I wonder how many of us got up to greet the dawn at 4.44am (here in the UK) on this bright summer solstice morning?
I am really happy to have done so as it truly was an awe inspiring experience. Blessed with mainly clear skies, I stood in the middle of the field next to our house with a high 360 degree panoramic view listening to the chorus of birds in the nearby wood. The deep red glow reflecting off wispy clouds set the sky on fire with what really felt like the “dawn of a brand new day”.
Celebrating the power of the sun when it is at its most potent has been of spiritual significance for thousands of years.
Creatively this is a time to celebrate growth and full expression of all the gifts you have to share with the world through your writing, speaking, relationships … and through simply being true to who you are deep inside.
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Tags: conscious, creative, creative process, Writing
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
 As we head deeper into spring here in the UK, the glorious sunshine is bringing forth new life all around us. Swathes of brown trees and hedges are turning green as the young leaves emerge from every branch and stem. What has appeared through the winter to be a network of lifeless sticks is now the foundation of a whole new cycle of life.
I love the parallels of the creative process with nature. Every aspect of writing your book and achieving your vision of successful authorship can be aligned with the flow of nature to great effect.
Just like the leaves on the trees, right now is a wonderful time to breathe new life into your writing dreams and activities.
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Tags: agent, author, book proposal, creative process, publisher, Writing
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
 Here in the UK, the first day of March signals that spring is just around the corner, and after many months of winter, that is good news indeed!
February is usually my least favourite month but this year it has been completely different because I have been engaged with the successful launch of a brand new creation into the world (the IACCW).
From now on, February will be associated with that uplifting and transformative energy. This is a positive shift for me and I am looking forward to carrying this new energy forwards onto the next level I now find myself on.
Before we say goodbye to winter altogether, or simply the month which has passed, why not take the opportunity to think about what mindset shift(s) might be useful for you at this time of change?
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Tags: author, mindset, publication, Writing
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
 About this time last year I made a decision to pursue an idea for a major new creative project despite having no idea how I was going to make it a reality or if it would actually work!
Yet I felt deeply inspired to focus my energy directly on my true passion of opening the way for people to discover their authentic voice – on the page and in the world. I also felt a strong impulse to serve a wide, international audience of aspiring and published authors who value a conscious and creative approach to writing for publication.
So I found a source of high quality, reliable information which resonated with me, and I took action to learn what I needed to know to transform my vision into reality.
Along the way, I had to pause to take care of other commitments and priorities. Yet the vision was taking shape so powerfully that I knew intuitively I was on track and chose to trust the unfolding process completely.
Fast forward to today and I am just emerging from what can only be described as the hugely successful launch of the International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers (IACCW).
So here are five of the valuable lessons I have been reminded of from this experience which can be applied to creating and launching any project:
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Tags: authentic, creative, creative process, passion
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
 I hope that 2010 has got off to a great start for you. The full/blue moon on New Year’s Eve seems to have brought in a new wave of energy which I sense is going to make a major impact as we head into the new decade – exciting!
At last I am ready to share the details of my ‘emerging vision’ project. It feels like a perfect moment to do so and I can barely find the words to express how significant this feels and how passionate I am about it.
The project has arisen out of the fact that I find myself to be on a mission which I have chosen to accept fully.
My mission is to open the way for people to discover their authentic voice – on the page and in the world.
There are 3 main reasons why I am so motivated about this …
Tags: authentic, author, conscious, creative, true voice, Writing
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
 After many months of engaging ever more deeply with my ‘emerging vision’ project, and taking the action required for this vision to show up in the world, I have reached the penultimate stage of this phase of the journey.
I am at the point where I can see before me the tangible evidence of my efforts over the last few months … and I totally love it!
Before I take the final step and reveal the details in just a few days time, I am pausing to appreciate the experience I have had and the enormous growth this project has demanded of me.
So what can I share from my experience that may be of value to you?
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Tags: balance, creative process, intuition, Publishing, purpose, vision, Writing
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
 The Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) occurs today at 17.47 pm GMT / 12.47 pm EST.
It is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world and honours the return of the sun after the longest night of the year. The sun is the giver of light and so the winter solstice signifies the triumph of light over darkness as well as a time of rebirth and new beginnings.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Winter Solstice and to celebrate the fact that our paths have crossed this year in what I hope has been a mutually rewarding exchange.
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Tags: author, conscious, creative, intention, mentor, new beginnings, vision, Writing
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
 We are simultaneously just a few short weeks, and a whole New Year, away from the moment when I will at last reveal the mystery of what my “emerging vision” project actually is! I am so looking forward to sharing the details with you.
The New Year announcement will mark the end of the initial stages of creation and the beginning of the next phase when communication and connection will become the top priority.
In the meantime, I have recently crossed another major creative threshold which is a reflection of an important stage on the writer’s journey – when you first invite others to view, and potentially contribute to, your work.
This is a significant moment with all creative endeavours which are intended to reach an audience. It is also one of the most challenging steps of bringing a project to fruition.
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Tags: audience, communication, creative process, rejection, vision
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Here in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Celebrating the power of the sun has been of spiritual significance for thousands of years.
