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I recently read an article by Thomas Larson titled, “Leo Tolstoy and the Origins of Spiritual Memoir.” In the piece, Larson discusses Tolstoy’s A Confession, a book published in 1882 that chronicles Tolstoy’s “retrospective analysis of the previous five years in which his midlife crisis of faith unbalanced his literary and philosophical bearing. It is…

For July's book review, I thought I'd share an older book with you, but one I highly recommend for many reasons. I will use it in my upcoming Spiritual Memoir Workshops this month, so it's the perfect time to introduce you to Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by naturalist and writer from…

Goddesses in Ancient Greek mythology served as the original muses, divine beings who inspired pursuers of literature, science, and the arts, but even today, we hope for the assistance of muses when we sit down to write. Merriam-Webster defines a muse as a source of inspiration, especially, a guiding genius, and they come in all shapes…

Write Your Life Story Do you have a life-based story you want to share but don't know where to start? Do you desire to preserve your family’s stories for future generations? Do you dream that one day you might take the stories that live in your heart and mind and move them onto the page? If you…

Behind every success stands a number of people, sometimes visible, sometimes not. Writing Your Life is my dream that’s evolved across many years, and now, I’d like to take some time to introduce you to the people who are helping me make the company so successful. They are the people who help write articles for…

This week, I watched a video called Phonetic Punctuation with Victor Borge, renowned comedian, conductor, and pianist. During the video, Borge reads a passage from a novel, adding sounds to every punctuation mark. He gives a hilarious reading, as you might expect. But Borge touches upon something I think we all search for in our…

Spiritual writing is "poetry or prose that deals with the bedrock of human existence--why we are here, where we are going, and how we can comport ourselves with dignity along the way." Philip Zaleski, author and editor of The Best Spiritual Writing of 2013 A vacation adventure, a career change late in life, illness, a…