“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -Carl Jung I’m going to stop apologizing for my self-expression. It’s time for me to hold it as sacred. And so now I’ve been trying to think about how I can talk aboutContinue reading “Your Self-Expression is Sacred”
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Make Up a Story
“Make up a story… For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don’t tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief’s wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear’s caul.” – ToniContinue reading “Make Up a Story”
Jayne’s Midday Muse
This Saturday tidbit is brought to you with inspiration in mind. Today’s tidbit comes from Cameron Dokey. I feel deeply that a story is a living, breathing creation. As a writer, I do my best to write in a way that allows the story to become intimate for each person who reads it. The alchemyContinue reading “Jayne’s Midday Muse”
July 4th 2025
I have not an ounce of doubt in the power women hold. 🎖 I see you rising, ladies. Keep going. 🏅 Happy Independence Day. 🧨We have a right to our bodies.🧨We have a right to safe spaces.🧨We have a right to explore this life and stay rooted in the places we feel most whole.🧨We haveContinue reading “July 4th 2025”
The Power of Observation
“If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is communicated by small details intimately observed.” – Ernest Hemingway When it comes to writing, it’s interesting how we can connect the dots in a story from the details given rather than being outright told things all the time. There’s one quote by Richard Price thatContinue reading “The Power of Observation”
Go Big for Your Joy
Learn to be happy where you are. Learn to kiss the kids and clean the house how you want to because I promise you that those things are going to pay off. Let it go. Take this summer to let go of the things that keep you from living your best life. I really wantContinue reading “Go Big for Your Joy”
The Poetry Process
“Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.” -Allen Ginsberg I find that poetry comes to me in a rebellious way. If I force it out of me, it’s not as good, but if IContinue reading “The Poetry Process”
Life as Art and Breaking Free
“Stand boldly at the cross roads and make an art of it.” Your life is your art. Your reality is your escape. You get to wake up and decide who it is you will serve, what it is you will serve. I often lean toward the things that set my soul on fire. I’ve beenContinue reading “Life as Art and Breaking Free”
Basket Full of Us
On this journey, I’ve learned to love in ways I have always wished to be loved. It was much easier when I was young before all the betrayals and heartbreaks. But I’m happy to feel myself returning to a place where I can love whether I’m intimately close and from a distance. It has beenContinue reading “Basket Full of Us”
Most Transforming Force
“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.” -Adrienne Rich I didn’t know who Adrienne Rich was before this quote, but she’s on point with it. Adrienne Rich was called one of the most widely read and influential poets of theContinue reading “Most Transforming Force”
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