Learn how to stop avoiding anxiety – and use it to your advantage instead. No one likes feeling anxious. It’s a feeling that’s impossible to ignore; it’s distressing, and it can even be debilitating. But, in a way, anxiety also acts like a good friend. It tells us something – maybe something we don’t want to hear, but something important nevertheless. It warns us about potential consequences of our actions, outcomes that could happen in
A new month and a new year. If January does not feel like the perfect time for new beginnings, it’s okay. It is just a date. Let your energy guide you and live with nature’s energy cycles. Let January be filled with rest, a lot of books, writing, creativity, reflection, stillness, and calmness. Do light movement of your body and take short daily walks. Breathe deeply. Give yourself kindness and patience. Stay warm and prepare
Jolabokaflod sounds like the best way to spend the holidays. Imagine this: It’s Christmas Eve and after receiving a brand-new book from your family, you cozy up in your favorite reading nook or in front of the fire with a mug of hot cocoa and spend the rest of the evening reading. That’s exactly how Icelandic people celebrate Christmas each year. This tradition is known as Jolabokaflod, which translates roughly to “Christmas book flood” in
Christmas is approaching – a holiday which now, absurdly enough, extends from the end of September to three months later! It occurred to me that if someone wrote Christmas as a script and sent it to me to read through, I would absolutely not wish to publish it. As a script, Christmas is extremely substandard and poorly written. The build-up and the dramaturgical curve are complete rubbish! In Chapter 8, while it is still late
From today on #GivingTuesday and five weeks forward, we will be giving several lucky winners a variety of prizes perfect for writers and readers.All you need to do is to sign up for our newsletter to get access to our Season of Giving.Thank you for being a part of our community.