Getting Back on the Horse

As with any practice, there are times in our lives where other things take priority and it's okay to change things up. What is also important is to recognize what a practice means to you and when it becomes necessary to "get back on the horse" as they say.

Exercise, journaling, mediation, creative hobbies, and more ask us to become better at discipline, at choosing to say yes to something that nourishes the self, and in return allows us to show up better for others. 

Writing has always been that salve for me, but I've not always been good at keeping it a "practice." As a teenager I'd write most nights before bed, recounting the events of the day and allowing myself to express the things I observed and felt so that I understood more fully my place in the world.

As an adult, it became much harder to maintain this practice, especially after having kids and then smartphones took away much of my attention span and evening ritual. 

So I've been reclaiming my writing practice in new and different ways. Here on this blog, journaling in our writer's room, and of course, spending the last two years working on my memoir now in its final stages and set for publication next year. 

And so, I'm getting back on the horse, this blog that allows me not only to observe, question, wonder, and process out loud, but allows the space for you, too, to perhaps land in a similar practice of self-discovery, of allowing experiences to become the teacher, and to connect in new and subtle ways with your own internal landscape.

I look forward to more time together here on this journey, as we cultivate more meaning and connection through our practices. Whatever that is for you, know that you are brave to begin again. Every day.