View Your Time Set Aside for Writing as Sacred

<p>The word sacred is not too lofty of a word to describe your time set aside to time. In this episode, Melissa and Dave co-opt a religious term and apply it to the time set apart to write.</p> <p> </p> <p>Great Moments in the Episode</p> <p>(1:49) Dave's progress: his daughter is picking up the sport of lacrosse in high school.</p> <p>(4:39) Melissa's progress: she launched her website for Megillicutti, something she has wanted to do for years.</p> <p>(8:03) How the idea for this episode came up in our research for a workshop on writing rituals.</p> <p>(10:35) Some may use the word sacred to describe the kind of writing, but we use it to describe the act of writing itself.</p> <p>(13:52) Sacred is the opposite of secular. The secular in in our lives is the grind, the daily parts of life - making dinner for the kids, attending sporting events, attending meetings - and everything that we do to make our way in this world.</p> <p>(17:45) So much of our lives flows towards utility - exchanging time for money or for survival.</p> <p>(22:37) Your sacred time for writing may not look like actual writing. It might be a long meditative walk or a visit to a museum.</p> <p>(26:23) No one is coming to save you; no one will help you set aside sacred time to write. It's on you.</p> <p>(29:12) The role of rituals in creating sacred space for you to write.</p> <p> </p> <p>(36:46) Words of the Episode</p> <p>Apricity - the warmth of the sun in winter</p> <p>cynosure - a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow Journey Sixty6</p> <p><a href='https://www.journeysixty6.com/'>https://www.journeysixty6.com/</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/@journeysixty6writingforpub'>https://www.youtube.com/@journeysixty6writingforpub</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/journeysixty6'>https://www.facebook.com/journeysixty6</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/journeysixty6/'>https://www.instagram.com/journeysixty6/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Follow Dave on 2 Guys and a River</p> <p><a