Of Two Minds – Blog 2 of Invitation of Openness

Of Two Minds – Blog 2 of Invitation of Openness

Our book, Invitation to Openness has now been available on Amazon for about two weeks.  There are a couple of rubs in an author’s life in this particular season of writing. It is not unlike the new parent who desperately wanted that little bundle of joy, but the excitement of new life gives way to the less than romantic season of changing diapers and round-the-clock feedings. 

No, a new book is not as hard as a new baby, but it does require a different type of energy that comes from a different well than that which creates and waters poetry. 

Resurrecting the Blog to Share the Experience of a First Book

Yes. It has been nearly two years since I posted on this blog and a lot has happened.  I retired from teaching at Edmonds Community College, joined a gifted team of bloggers with Spirited Women for two seasons and (hear drum roll here.....) I co-authored with Kim Beyer-Nelson and published my first book, Invitation to Openness - Poems for Individuals and Communities Seeking the Sacred in the Present Moment! Kim is my co-pilot, I mean co-poet and mentor in all things to do with publishing. What a find she has been.

Find the Amazon link to our book here...

I intend to resurrect the blog to share the publishing side of writing, which is an exciting new experience for me. And, I think it relates to resonance and listening as much as ever. So about this book...