This post is about our friend and client, Paula Lein, the principal of Archer Street School in Freeport, NY. We recently completed the John Lennon Real Love Project at her school. After viewing the music video we created, Paula sent me this message: OMG!!! That was fabulous! It practically had me crying! It is REAL …
Today was a success by any meaningful measure I would care to use. I got up at 3:00 am and wrote three morning pages (see https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/) then sat down at the computer and wrote three chapters of what feels like the start of a novel. After that, Beth and I did some deep work together …
I just Googled “Writing in the middle of the night” and came upon a collection of quotes by 20 famous authors about their writing habits. To my surprise, almost all of them write between 1am and 9am. Most rise at 4am and work for 3-4 hours. I have been waking up at 3am for a …
Have you ever considered how many people have been downright mean to you in your life? Have you, like me, been threatened by a parent, teacher, sibling, friend, lover or even your own child? Have you been corrected by a coworker, belittled by a boss or even shamed by a Shaman? I have. It’s a …
You’re not hearing much about our upcoming trip to the Southwest because it’s on hold as we consider a variety of travel and work factors. While some people might say, “Good for you guys to be looking at this from different perspectives,” I find it very hard to unmake the bed. Years ago, I wrote …
When I was a kid and a young man, Sundays were all about family time. There was no expectation that I should catch up on work or even shop. It was all about going to church, enjoying brunch and reading the New York Times. At night, I recall watching The Wonderful World of Disney or …
I believe that the way many people had to adapt to the pandemic, specifically our relationship to working hard or long hours, has changed our tolerance for it, perhaps permanently. Simply put, we who were raised to believe that we are defined by our hard work or ability to juggle multiple, difficult responsibilities, are questioning …
Have you ever walked through an airport with a bag in the days before they all had wheels? Yikes! Or have you ever humped a suitcase up five flights of stairs? Ouch! If so, you know what it’s like to carry a burden…and how wonderful it feels to put it down. This morning, there was …
The transition from how we were taught to be to how we want to be is akin to whittling a stick. A sharp knife is important, but so is the right angle, pressure, etc. And then there’s the vision thing: what do want it to look like when it’s completed? When I was a young …
Yesterday, I posted about letting go of some control because I was overthinking and losing sleep over a technical problem with some recording equipment. I’m happy to report that we made some adjustments, today, and it all worked out. More importantly, I shared my apprehensions with Beth and my colleagues. This made me feel less …