A Thought for the New Year

During my yoga class yesterday, my teacher guided us to our heart center and asked us to use our heart mind instead of our head mind. The thought made me think of so many of us creative writers, myself included, who all too often become misguided by the desires of the head mind instead of the heart mind. Our truest, deepest, most passionate writing arises from the heart and the fire in the belly. This is where the passion lies.

So on this first day of 2005, I suggest that when you think about your writing and sit down to write, you listen first to your heart mind, the home of your Inner Writer. The head mind is too often too loud and too talkative. Give your heart mind a chance.

Best wishes for a wildly creative and abundant 2005!

Emily