Left to it's own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are.

I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.

In order to have a real relationship with our creativity, we must take the time and care to cultivate it.

As a writer, I find holidays often disturbing, not liberating, in their disruption of tempo, their open-ended time.

What payoff are you getting for remaining stuck at this point in your expansion?

An artist requires the upkeep of creative solitude. An artist requires the healing of time alone. Without this period of recharging, our artist becomes depleted. Until we experience the freedom of solitude, we cannot connect authentically. We may be enmeshed, but we are not encountered. Art lies in the moment of encounter. We meet our truth and we meet ourselves and we meet our self-expression.

There is not one pink flower, or even fifty pink flowers, but hundreds. Snowflakes, of course, are the ultimate exercise in sheer creative glee. No two alike. This creator looks suspiciously like someone who just might send us support for our creative ventures.