By Rosanne Bane Blue Learns to Teeter-Totter Most of what dogs do in agility are natural behaviors – running, jumping, climbing – but the teeter-totter is not. Take another look at those videos if you’ve never seen a dog on a teeter-totter. The teeter is weighted so that one end stays on the ground. The … More Reward Yourself Part 3
By Rosanne Bane It’s presumptuous in the extreme for me to edit lyrics written by John Lennon, I know. But I’m going to do it anyway. For several weeks, I’ve listened to a radio station that played non-stop Christmas music. So I’ve heard John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas” a lot. One line at the end of one … More Let’s Hope It’s a Good One
By Rosanne Bane MKelberer’s tongue-in-cheek comment/question to my last post, “Why is ‘hard work’ always the solution?” reminded me of one of the most powerful questions I ever heard: “What if it’s quick, easy and now?” Years ago, I spent an entire coaching session affirming to myself and my coach Val Olson my commitment to tenaciously … More Quick, Easy and Now
What are your unplugged toasters and unnecessary loaf pans in your writing? What are you still not doing because it wasn’t safe years ago that may be safe now? What old habits that you just don’t need any more are limiting your willingness to try something new? … More Don’t Believe Everything You Think
By Rosanne Bane If I could show you something that creates resistance to your writing and, as an added un-bonus, makes you miserable, you’d get rid of it, wouldn’t you? That something is all your assumptions about how you’re “supposed” to write, all your ego expectations and demands for yourself as a writer. In Do … More Surrender!
By Rosanne Bane Last week, I planned to take a holiday break from my Process (creative play) and Product Time (writing). I committed to show up for 2 days of Process and 2 days of Product Time and that’s what I did. No guilt. No recriminations. No regrets. I knew that expecting myself to show up … More The Uninvited Guest
By Rosanne Bane I sat at my keyboard lamenting the fact that the easiest blog topic this week – giving thanks – is not really option for me because what is there to be grateful for in resistance? But the more I thought about it, I realized that resistance does serve a purpose. So here … More Giving Thanks for Resistance?
By Rosanne Bane A fellow writer, who wants to remain anonymous, introduced me to the idea of catching the Alleluia. She in turn caught the idea from a choral director who, as she recalls, “told his students there is always an ‘Alleluia’ going on in the Universe and when you make your music right, you … More Have You Caught the Writer’s Alleluia Lately?
By Rosanne Bane When we aren’t performing at our best as writers, we tend to blame it on ourselves (I’m blocked, I don’t know what to write, I lack will power, discipline, talent, ambition, etc.) or on the circumstances of our lives (I’m too busy, I’ll get it to later, I have other responsibilities, etc.) … More Resistant or Under-Assisted?
By Rosanne Bane What’s GEMO? a) Tickle Me Elmo’s cousin b) a command for sled dogs meaning go right (Gee) even more (Mo) c) a motto that will get your writing unstuck and keep you moving If you answered c, you’re correct. If you answered a, you’re going to have a hard … More Do You GEMO?
Bane of Your Resistance 