Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Six Word Memoirs
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Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The Woman's Comfort Journal (Revised and Updated)
This book by Jennifer Louden offers a wonderful panoply of comforting things to do for yourself in the name of self-care. Here is the link to some used editions:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4436107-8022330?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Woman%27s+Comfort+Book&x=9&y=13
It could read The Person's Comfort Book, just as easily. It is filled with ideas for creating comfort in your life. Here are some chapter titles: About Relaxing, Checking Your Basic Needs, Comfort Journal, A Self-Care Schedule, Ease into Comforting Yourself, Your Nurturing Voice, Creative Selfishness, Comfort Rituals, A Personal Sanctuary, Creating a Comfort Network, etc.
Here is a paragraph heading in the chapter on the Comfort Journal (which might be an activity we could do: create one). Sarah
Investigate What Being Good to Yourself Means
Place your comfort journal and a pen nearby. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing for a moment. Reflect on the phrase "being good to myself." When you are ready, take up your pen and list everything that comes to mind. Don't worry if it doesn't make sense or if it's just a fragment of a thought. Pour your impressions of what being good to yourself means into your journal.
Put this list away for a few days to allow yourself time to gain some objectivity. When you are ready, read over your list. What insights can you glean?
Take ten minutes to write about what you discover. Try to avoid being judgmental. Now, based on your observations, devise five new comfort activities, and do them in the next week.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4436107-8022330?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Woman%27s+Comfort+Book&x=9&y=13
It could read The Person's Comfort Book, just as easily. It is filled with ideas for creating comfort in your life. Here are some chapter titles: About Relaxing, Checking Your Basic Needs, Comfort Journal, A Self-Care Schedule, Ease into Comforting Yourself, Your Nurturing Voice, Creative Selfishness, Comfort Rituals, A Personal Sanctuary, Creating a Comfort Network, etc.
Here is a paragraph heading in the chapter on the Comfort Journal (which might be an activity we could do: create one). Sarah
Investigate What Being Good to Yourself Means
Place your comfort journal and a pen nearby. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing for a moment. Reflect on the phrase "being good to myself." When you are ready, take up your pen and list everything that comes to mind. Don't worry if it doesn't make sense or if it's just a fragment of a thought. Pour your impressions of what being good to yourself means into your journal.
Put this list away for a few days to allow yourself time to gain some objectivity. When you are ready, read over your list. What insights can you glean?
Take ten minutes to write about what you discover. Try to avoid being judgmental. Now, based on your observations, devise five new comfort activities, and do them in the next week.
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