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View Your Time Set Aside for Writing as Sacred
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The word sacred is not too lofty of a word to describe your time set aside to write. In this episode, Melissa and Dave co-opt a religious term and apply it to the time set apart to write.
Great Moments in the Episode
(1:49) Dave's progress: his daughter is picking up the sport of lacrosse in high school.
(4:39) Melissa's progress: she launched her website for Megillicutti, something she has wanted to do for years.
(8:03) How the idea for this episode came up in our research for a workshop on writing rituals.
(10:35) Some may use the word sacred to describe the kind of writing, but we use it to describe the act of writing itself.
(13:52) Sacred is the opposite of secular. The secular in in our lives is the grind, the daily parts of life - making dinner for the kids, attending sporting events, attending meetings - and everything that we do to make our way in this world.
(17:45) So much of our lives flows towards utility - exchanging time for money or for survival.
(22:37) Your sacred time for writing may not look like actual writing. It might be a long meditative walk or a visit to a museum.
(26:23) No one is coming to save you; no one will help you set aside sacred time to write. It's on you.
(29:12) The role of rituals in creating sacred space for you to write.
(36:46) Words of the Episode
Apricity - the warmth of the sun in winter
cynosure - a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration
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