Rhythms

For the last year or two, I’ve thought a lot about various rhythms in life. There is rhythm in

time

seasons

language

poetry

prayer

liturgy and the Church calendar

running

Books that have guided my thoughts on this matter include both The Cloister Walk and The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and “Women’s Work” by Kathleen Norris, as well as Lauren F. Winner’s books Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath. I highly urge you to read one or all of these books. The shortest are the latter-mentioned by each Norris and Winner, although all are worth it.

It’s Simple, Really

All too often I forget that writing is as simple as adding one word to the next.

I’ve been trying to teach myself consistency, be it in running, writing, Bible reading and prayer, or cleaning.  It’s easy to spend hours planning how best to do something, then never get to it because the exhausting effort it took to plan was too much.

So if you’re struggling to write, commit to one sentence several times a week.