We don’t see the connections that set us free until we take the time to write them down.

The point of this step in the process is to make space in your physical environment, on your calendar, and then just sit and see what the landscape of your interior world looks like.

Story: What is the story I am telling myself about what happened?

Negotiating the Inner Peace Treaty

where you feel stuck in your writing, you’re not really stuck in your writing. You’re stuck in your life. When you don’t know what words to put on the page, it is almost always because you don’t know what to do in your life. When you aren’t sure what words to use, it’s almost always because there is something you want to say or do that you feel you

Feelings: How do I feel about what happened and about the story I’m telling myself? A great way to name a feeling is to talk about where you feel it in your body.

Awareness changes things. It’s not only discipline or effort or willpower or efficiency or productivity that brings progress, but also a gentle noticing of yourself. Contemplation. Looking at a thing for a long time.

To influence someone means to have a transformative effect on their lives. To be a player in their story.

Expressive writing is the act of sharing your deepest thoughts and feelings about a subject on the page.