Quality writing and living requires being deliberate, even if our best-laid plans so often go awry.
Life is what happens when you’re busy making plans.
“Here’s the thing: whatever your schedule, stuff is going to happen. People will make demands on your time, your equipment is going to fail, and your family and friends need you. The world is not going to roll over and make it easy for you to get your writing done. In fact, many people might try (either consciously or unconsciously)
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The 14th c. theologian William of Ockham is known for his statement, “the simplest solution is almost always the best.” This is the familiar thought I’ve come to after writing a bit this morning. If I want to finally finish, I’ve got to apply it. And I’ve long been convinced that the pursuit of writing has profound lessons to teach
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This is the way I begin. There’s no clear path, just a tangle of thoughts left over from the last time I didn’t do this. Maybe this time I’ll finally remember that regular expression keeps the way forward from becoming overgrown. One year ago we moved here, to northeast Grand Rapids, and though we’ve explored many places, we’ve never once
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It turns out I have this unconsidered theory that what’s most important is to be comfortable. And it’s especially true with huge challenges like writing. One more cup of coffee, I think. Then maybe I’ll be in the zone…. There’s no coffee mug big enough for me. Or coffee hot enough, tasty enough, fresh enough. And soon, the way
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