This is the third time I’ve worked with Natalie. definitely a love-hate relationship. How many times can you write, “I remember”, “I’m looking at”, “I don’t remember”, “I’m not looking at”?
It was better when I was brand new. Now I’m a ruined advanced-beginner.
The workshop includes a lot of meditating between writing. I used to ache for the timed quiet. Then I dreaded the time quiet. Now I draw pictures during the timed quiet.
I am unschooled and untalented at drawing, and so drawing in ink has been a surprising experience. I must use a pen because pencils make a little scratching noise on the paper and the people around me are serious meditators. Shhhh.
The jury is still out on how the writing was this week, however I have remembered again that I adore Hemmingway and wish that I could hold his pen in my hand and draw a picture of his house in Key West.
I flew to New Mexico to take a writing class and sat and drew. Traveled across the country to sit and either face silence or really see.
beauty as spiritual practice 
Diane, love your honest voice. Natalie would too, I think. 🙂
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