FROM The Great Failure by Natalie Goldberg INTRODUCTION “She knows there’s no success like failure, And that failure’s no success at all.” Bob Dylan After my Zen teacher died, a fellow practitioner said to me, “Natalie, your writing succeeded. You didn’t follow the teachings. Everything Roshi taught us was about how to fail.” We both [...]
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“No glitter…”
Posted in Dialogue, Inspiration, Natalie Goldberg, Photo Canvases, Photography, Spirituality, Wholeness, Writing, Zen on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Roar…”
Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Inspiration, Instructions, Katagiri Roshi, Kerouac, Natalie Goldberg, Photo Canvases, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on January 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Recently, my cyber-friend Montucky tapped me for a ROAR award. Thank you, Terry! Now, the rules for being A Roar for Powerful Words recipient state that I must share three writing tips and pass the award on to three more bloggers worthy of recognition and esteem. When it comes to writing, I turn to “beginner’s [...]
“Write Into the Present Moment…again…”
Posted in Inspiration, Instructions, Listening, Natalie Goldberg, Photo Canvases, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, I will teach Write Into the Present Moment. It’s one of my favorite things to do…gather a group of writers and would-be writers and explore writing practice. Am I teaching writing because I am a published, noted author? No, I’m teaching because I love to watch how the mind works; I love to listen [...]
“Happy Continuation Day…”
Posted in Inspiration, Instructions, Natalie Goldberg, Photo Canvases, Photography, Wholeness, Writing on October 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Today, I am 59 years old. I wake up this morning feeling excited and happy–filled with anticipation. It’s raining hard…the air is cold, moist and smells like autumn. It’s dark when I reach for a white tee shirt with the word DISCIPLINE on the front, written in bold blue letters. Before leaving for the gym, [...]
Write into the Present Moment
Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Inspiration, Kerouac, Listening, Natalie Goldberg, Photo Canvases, Photography, Spirituality, Writing, Zen on March 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »
On Sunday, I’ll be teaching a day-long workshop on writing, Write Into the Present Moment. Is this because I am a great, renowned, published writer? No, it’s because I love to listen, I love to read and I love to contact the bottom of my mind through “writing practice.” Ten years ago, I connected with [...]
