Sometimes when writing or thinking about writing, fear creeps in.
Fear of
How do we work through these fears so we can put our butts in the chair and write the way Anne Lamott advised?
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh tells us there are strategies we can use:
Fear of
- criticism;
- divulging personal thoughts and feelings;
- rejection;
- the blank page/screen; and/or
- success.
How do we work through these fears so we can put our butts in the chair and write the way Anne Lamott advised?
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh tells us there are strategies we can use:
- mindfulness, being fully present in the moment
- deep belly breathing
- practice peacefulness
- respond with compassion to others and to ourselves
- remember that things and people are impermenent
- talk to the fear, tell it we can defend/take care of ourselves
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