The Next Thing Emerges
Dave and I are jumping into another 30 Day Experiment. This time, though, we’re doing things a bit different. When Dave and I created the 30 Day Experiment playbook, we committed to a timeline and…
The Ongoing Tweaking of the Inner Workings
The older I get, the more obvious it seems that our way of being is what matters most. We can choose whatever we want and our “being-ness” will shape it. To me, it’s like choosing…
Day 30 (Sheila) – A Conclusion & A Beginning
Dave and I have weekly chats and going through our 30 Day Experiment book has made us realize that going through this process doesn’t have an expiration date. You can use it over and over…
Day 29 (Sheila) – Now We’re Cooking…
Yesterday was July 4th and I celebrated with my family at my older sister’s house. We ate, the kids swam, and we chatted about this and that. I had been thinking about this family gathering…
Day 28 (Sheila) – This is the Way
It is a little wild to me how over the past few days I’m basically getting the prompt for the day outside of the journal before I even open up my 30 Day Experiment book…
Day 27 (Sheila) – Pondering the Flow State
I feel like I have been pretty clear on the values I want to embody since I was young. Part of that was reading a lot and learning how I wanted to show up based…
Day 26 (Sheila) – Introvert Upgrade
I came across a reel on Instagram this morning about introverts. Now, I didn’t fact check this other than weighing it against my personal experience, but the person was saying how in studies introverts were…
Day 25 (Sheila) – That Sweet Talkin’
Before I opened up my 30 Day Experiment journal this morning, I was on my computer, clearing out some junk emails. One of the newsletter emails that I always read, but then delete, was about…
Day 24 (Sheila) – Revision Makes a Story Stronger
I feel like one of the many benefits of being a writer is that it is inevitable that you’ll pull some lessons or experiences from your life as seeds for stories. I have also often…
Day 23 (Sheila) – Unshackling the Past
There is definitely something that comes with age (or experience) that gives you new perspective on things that happened in your past. For instance, the church camp situation that led to me writing “Sentenced: A…