Writing
-
Ebbs and Flows: Two Things True Simultaneously
Negative self-talk, shame, and comparison don’t serve me in working towards my goals. It also doesn’t help to completely let myself off the hook every day and say, “oh well.” No book manuscript will get finished this way. Continue reading
-
Don’t Fall for Your Own Bullshit
Everyone needs voices and relationships in your life that call you on your own bullshit. Okay, I won’t speak for you. But I will speak for me. Continue reading
-
Building Meaningful Work
What is meaningful work and how do we go about it? Whether you are creating something, serving clients, running a business, or being a parent, we all have to face the question of “why do we do the things that… Continue reading
-
Expectation vs. Hope
Expectations often work as demands, while hope is willing to suffer through the messiness of life and disappointments without giving up. Expectations clench things tightly in a fist, while hope holds hands open, willing to surrender. Continue reading
-
Writing as Meditation
I’m nibbling my way through a book by Dani Shapiro entitled, Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life. Shapiro has multiple published books in several genres. This makes her what I would consider a successful writer. She… Continue reading
-
Struggling with Worthiness
I’m starting this blog as a step of faith, and to push back against my struggle with worthiness. For the past eight years I have taught English classes at a community college. I’ve been an adjunct because that’s what’s worked… Continue reading
Danielle Klafter 