Our March author, Dan Libman, encourages daily journal writing.  In fact, he has been journaling most of his life. His process is such that he writes until he finds a specific anecdote; that “one good thing that happened today.”

I respect that so much.

The day I met him, he told me about that morning’s journal entry:  a woman stole his pen!

That simple crime is one we can all relate to; whether we are the pen stealer, or the victim, or both.

I write every day, but I often write to get it over with, or to meet a deadline.   Until I had that first conversation with Dan, I hadn’t noticed that my attitude about writing morphed from joyful to borderline cynical.

Some cynicism will always have a home in my heart, but I don’t want it to lead or frame my writing.  Since that first meeting, I changed my approach. One month later, I can say that I notice a positive difference in my writing and my daily attitude.  I am grateful.

Yesterday, I included a link to Dan’s story, “Finding Elian”, but today I am including a link to his first podcast with us.  His story “In the Belly of the Cat” is from his novel Married but Looking.  In this episode (#11), after he shares his story, he talks about his journaling and writing process.  Here is that link:  “In the Belly of the Cat” by Dan Libman

I learn many things from the Guildy Pleasures Podcast and I hope you do, too. Most importantly, I hope you are writing.

Thanks for reading.  Connie Kuntz