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7 Tips to get the most out of a self-guided writing retreat

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June 26, 2017/0 Comments/by Kerstin
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Hi, I am Kerstin.

I am a published author and former academic with 20 years university teaching experience. I discovered the healing power of writing when I went through a difficult time. Writing was my anchor and allowed me to write a new chapter for myself. I am here to inspire you to bond with your inner writer so that it can lead you on a journey of creative self-exploration and healing.  Read more …

 

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"Many of us have made our world so familiar that w "Many of us have made our world so familiar that we do not see it anymore. An interesting question to ask yourself at night is, What did I really see this day?" �― JOHN O'DONOHUE⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I saw two boys chase each other on the beach throwing handfuls of sand at each other. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I saw children blow bubbles into the sunset, so many sparkling globes decorating the jungle outside my home like a Christmas tree. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A spectacle only for me to behold. The bubbles remained invisible on my camera. It made me stop and take a breath and really look. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not everything I see needs to be shared on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Really looking, being present to watch what is unfolding in the moment, is the healthy option. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And so I watched glistening bubbles dissolve and turn into something else. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For this I know. Everything changes all the time.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I saw the first ink-and-paper newspaper I've bought in many months disperse into so many loose leaves along the beach. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I watched my bare feet leave imprints on the sand as I chased the news that I would never read. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I watched the crumbled, wet pages of The Australian disappear in my wheely bin. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tomorrow there will be new news. That’s one of the few certainties we have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In these times of uncertainty it makes me feel better when I focus on the things I can really see. When I am present to what is.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What did you see today?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or maybe, what did you fail to see today? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #authorlife #amwriting #authorconfession #writingcommunity #amreading #writingprompt #writingtip, #writershelpingwriters #authorsofinstagram #writeyourjourney #nextdraft2020 #writinggoals #writinglife #creativewriting #writeeveryday #writingchallenge #memoir #gratitude #uncertainty #smallpleasures #slowingdown #photoaday2020 #quietmoments #itsthesmallthings⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thesmallthings #simplethingsmakemehappy #simplethings #reflecting #lifeinlockdown

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I love my long and solitary beach walks between wr I love my long and solitary beach walks between writing sessions. Listening to the sound of the ocean, feeling the sand between my toes and inhaling the earthy flavor of the rainforest after the rain helps to me to change my focus and to open my mind. Sometimes whole chapters suddenly fall into place.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Many famous writers were ardent walkers. I've always been a walker, but these days, when a year of solitude suddenly looms in front of me, I am not so sure I like this as a permanent state of being.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But there is serenity in solitude and I've started a new Scrivener document on my laptop with daily scribbles about "My year of living alone." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hopefully it won't turn into a year, but it's 6 months already...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know that resilience requires the ability to go with the flow and to accept what is. So this new journal is about capturing the serenity and clarity that comes with solitude and also to allow the sadness and the vulnerability it brings to speak their truth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's see where it leads. That's the beautiful thing about writing. It's a journey of discovery and transformation.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why do you write?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🖊 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #authorlife #amwriting #authorconfession #writingcommunity #amreading #writingprompt #writingtip, #writershelpingwriters #authorsofinstagram #writeyourjourney #nextdraft2020 #writinggoals #writinglife #creativewriting #writeeveryday #writingchallenge #memoir

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“One of the most calming and powerful actions yo “One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it.”― CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTES ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I picked up my journal again this month to get back into a regular routine of Morning Pages, I wrote about how grateful I am to have my writing practice as a way to show my soul to myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ By revealing to myself what's inside, I manage to show up better for those around me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are all vulnerable at this time and we have to find ways to go on and be a good parent, a good partner or good at our job. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I used this prompt in my writers group to brainstorm what the soul needs in this stormy world and how it can show up to shine a light for others, including yourself.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do you show up in a stormy world?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PS: that was my writing spot last Saturday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #authorlife #amwriting #authorconfession #writingcommunity #amreading #writingprompt #writingtip, #writershelpingwriters #authorsofinstagram #writeyourjourney #nextdraft2020 #writinggoals #writinglife #creativewriting #writeeveryday #writingchallenge #memoir #pinkolaestes #selfcare

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"Without darkness there is no light." Rumi I watc "Without darkness there is no light." Rumi I watch the darkness reveal the golden light of the morning sun on most mornings. It helps me to remember to shine my own light as I digest the difficult news that I might be trapped here, in this safe, vast and empty space for a long while. Australia's borders are set to stay closed until the next year. We all experience this current pandemic in different ways and there are many shades of darkness. I was heavy with my own inner darkness this week and I have missed the sunrise on most mornings. But I have been to the depth of my own darkness before and I know that after darkness follows light. Life is a cycle, like the seasons and the moon's monthly journey around the sun. And so today, on the first of July, the first day of winter, I remind myself that the winter solstice also marks the transition back into the light, Right now my light is turned down into a tiny flicker, but it never goes out. We all carry our light inside of us, even during the darkness. Writing is a way to illuminate our darkness and to shine a torch on our deepest emotions. And so today, I have returned to writing my memoir which describes my journey out of the darkness. As the current crisis continues to unfold, I want to get my memoir finished so that I have space to process this new story. There will be many shades of darkness and there will be many moments of light. Let's make space for the light, let's give gratitude for what is good in our days as we surrender to the uncertainty of the current crisis. I am grateful to my writing practice today. What are you grateful for? ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ #health #happy #mindfulness #wellness #goals #mentalhealth #instaselfcare #instaselflove #authorlife #amwriting #authorconfession #writingcommunity #amreading #writingprompt #writingtip, #writershelpingwriters #authorsofinstagram #writeyourjourney #nextdraft2020 #writinggoals #writinglife #creativewriting #writeeveryday #writingchallenge #memoir
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