Dear ,
It is a crazy busy time for most of us, yes? Which is why,
counter-intuitive as it is, it makes sense to stop and breathe and remember to be grateful that you are here, to connect with your purpose and your own heart.
If a WordPlay writing retreat would help you to do that, and you can get away, I would love to have you join me. Details below.
And if not, I invite you to read the
lovely poem below and let it all the way in....
Peace, love, and light,
Maureen
Winter: Tonight: Sunset
by David Budbill
Tonight at sunset walking on the snowy road,
my shoes crunching on the frozen gravel, first through the woods, then out into the open fields
past a couple trailers and some pickup trucks, I stop and look at the
sky. Suddenly: orange, red, pink, blue,
green, purple, yellow, gray, all at once and everywhere. I pause in this moment at the beginning of my old age
and I say a prayer of gratitude for getting to this evening a prayer for being here, today, now, alive
in this life,
in this evening, under this sky.
I found this poem on David Budbill's Facebook page. Many other lovely things there as well! Check it out...
WINTER WRITING RETREAT
(Writing as Renewal/Creating New Writing/
Tools for a Writing Life)
Renew and delight yourself. The Winter Writing Retreat is an opportunity to create new pieces of writing and/or new possibilities for our lives. Enjoy various seasonal prompts; they elicit beautiful material that can be shaped into essays,
poems, stories, or articles. After a communal lunch, you’ll have private time which can be used to collage, work with a piece of writing from the morning, or play with a number of other writing prompts and methods. You’ll take home new ideas, new drafts, and new possibilities. $97 includes lunch and supplies.
WHERE: South Charlotte area. Details will be provided upon
registration.
WHEN: Saturday, December 19th, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TO REGISTER: To pay with a check via mail, email info@wordplaynow.com for instructions. To pay online with your credit card or PayPal, click here.
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UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY, TAUGHT BY WORDPLAY CREATIVE COMRADE WENDY GILL*
Who will be at the Winter Wrting Retreat! Yay!
THE ARTIST'S WAY: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Expanding Our Creativity;
Creating Joy and Fulfillment in Our Lives)
Are you ready to discover the joy of creativity? Using the proven tools and structure of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, this course will spur your imagination and guide your journey toward creative
self-expression.
Our 2-hour sessions include weekly check-ins, hands-on activities, and creativity exercises. The encouragement and support of this small in-person community (what Julia Cameron calls a “creative cluster”) will help you fully experience the power of The Artist’s Way.
COST: $260 for 13 classes, if
registered on or before December
20, 2016 (Early Bird Special) $295 for 13 classes, if registered after December 20, 2016 WHERE: Downtown Matthews, NC WHEN: Session A: Thursday mornings, 10 a.m. – Noon, January 14 –
April 7, 2016 Session B: Thursday evenings, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., January 14 – April 7,
2016
TO REGISTER: For more information or to register, please email Wendy directly at Wendy@ProfessionalCommunications.com.
*Wendy H. Gill was a special education teacher for 22 years. One of her greatest joys as an educator was adapting stories, rhymes and songs to engage
her students and instill a love of books. She left full-time teaching in 2000 to create a literacy enrichment program for young children. She is currently a writer, producer, and the owner of Professional Communications, a creative video production agency. Her poems and essays have appeared in a variety of regional and national
publications.
More WordPlay opportunities here.
And 2016 Gift of Memoir class details are on the website here. MAUREEN RYAN GRIFFIN, an award-winning poetry and nonfiction writer, is the author of Spinning Words into Gold, a Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing, a grief workbook entitled I Will Never Forget You, and two collections of poetry, This Scatter of Blossoms and When the Leaves Are in the Water. She believes, as author Julia Cameron says, "We are meant to midwife dreams for one another."
Maureen also believes that serious "word
work" requires serious WordPlay, as play is how we humans best learn—and perform. What she loves best is witnessing all the other dreams that come true for her clients along the way. Language, when used with intentionality and focus, is, after all, serious fuel for joy. Here's to yours! |
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