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Access Wisdom Book Club July 2025

The Access Wisdom Book Club has changed. It’s now a collaboration between me and all the participants. A core group has gathered to put forward the books that have helped them access their own wisdom. Each month we’ll discuss a different book and we’ll meet on the second Thursday of the month at my local library, Rogers Memorial Library, in Hudson, NH. 

July’s book is Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts, by Harriet Lerner, PhD. We recently read another book by Harriet Lerner, and this one is another keeper. Sensible insights that you can use to improve your relationships–with others and with yourself. 

Live Event

Access Wisdom Book Club July: Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts, by Harriet Lerner, PhD

When

July 10, 2025
7:00-8:00 PM (EST)

Where

Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH  03051

Register

To register, please click here.

Access Wisdom Book Club August 2025

The Access Wisdom Book Club has changed. It’s now a collaboration between me and all the participants. A core group has gathered to put forward the books that have helped them access their own wisdom. Each month we’ll discuss a different book and we’ll meet on the second Thursday of the month at my local library, Rogers Memorial Library, in Hudson, NH. 

In August, we’re going to discuss Pema Chödrön’s newest book, How We Live is How We Die. 

I’ve always thought the saying, “How you do anything is how you do everything,” has a lot of truth to it, and I’m reminded of that saying with the title of this book. In the book, Pema Chödrön offers us many tools to deal with our fear of death. You don’t have to be a Buddhist to learn from this book. From the book: “Our task, in life and death, is to realize we have a choice. We can fall asleep into unawareness and stay stuck in the repeating cycle of samsara, or we can wake up.”

Live Event

Access Wisdom Book Club August: How We Live Is How We Die, by Pema Chödrön

When

August 14, 2025
7:00-8:00 PM (EDT)

Where

Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH  03051

Register

To register, please click here.

Monthly Creative Group

Join me for monthly creative sessions. We’ll start each session doing some warm-up writing exercises together, then spend the rest of the morning working on our own projects, whether that’s writing, painting, drawing, or whatever other creative outlet you practice.

Working on your own project in the company of other creatives is a wonderful way to find inspiration and be productive.

We’ll design each session together. Feel free to come to one session or come every month!

Monthly Writing Group

Join me for monthly writing sessions in one of the study rooms at the library. We’ll do some warm-up writing exercises together, then spend the rest of the morning working on our own projects. Come and we’ll face that blank page together!

We’ll spend the last 15 minutes together reading our work out loud or discussing our progress. We’ll design each session together. Feel free to come to once session or come every month!

Zoom Event

Upcoming Dates: Friday, August 15, 2025 and/or Friday, September 12 (EDT)

Where: on Zoom platform on your computer or other electronic device

To register, please click here. 

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Wordless Walks

Let’s go for a walk in the woods together…in silence.

There is something magical about walking through a beautiful setting with a group of people in intentional silence. The gift of silence is something we allow ourselves less and less in these busy, technology-filled days. When we walk in silence we can access a deeper part of ourselves and gain wisdom that we can’t easily hear in our day-to-day life.

Let’s take some time and spend it together…in silence.

How we’ll do it: We will gather in a group. Once we have gathered, we will speak together for a few minutes, then we will draw the curtain down on our words and walk together in silence, for about 50 minutes, before gathering again at the entrance to the park. Once we lift the curtain of silence and speak again, we will have a few minutes together before we go our separate ways, feeling calmer, more connected to ourselves and our natural world, and ready to take action from a place of peace.

Upcoming Dates: Friday, August 23, 2024, at 9 AM EDT.

Where: We’ll meet at the corner across the street from the Y (near the skate park) and walk into the park together.

How To Dress: Dress in layers, and wear sturdy boots or trail shoes. Bug spray and sunscreen are recommended, too. Let me know if you have any questions at diane@dianemackinnon.com.

Fee: None

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In Person Vision Board Session 

A vision board is powerful way to jumpstart your year. Please join me at my local library and I’ll walk you through the process of creating your own vision board. All supplies are included–just come to this hands-on session and see what shows up for you as you create your 2025 using images and words! 

Live Event

When: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 6:30-8:30 PM

Where: Rodgers Memorial Library, Hudson, NH

Fee: None

RSVP: register by clicking here; or call (603)886-6030.

Barriers to Emotional Agility

We’ve talked a lot about emotional intelligence and emotional agility this year, and I wanted to spend some time talking about the barriers to emotional agility and how we can get around them. The more awareness we have into our negative patterns, the more we are able to change them. Please join me!

Live Event

When: Tuesday, April 14, 7:00 PM-8:30 PM

Where: Rodgers Memorial Library, Hudson, NH

Fee: None

RSVP: register by clicking here; or call (603)886-6030.

Webinar

When: July 8, 2021, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM

Where: Anywhere you can connect by phone or computer.

Fee: None

RSVP: Click here to register.

Rest and Play

Rest and play seem to be very low on our list these days, but research shows that rest and play are essential to a healthy, happy life. Join me for a discussion of what rest and play mean to you and some strategies to help you fit it into your daily life.

Virtual Event

When

Tuesday, May 10, 2022,
8:00 PM-9:00 PM (EDT)

Where

Anywhere you can connect by phone or computer.

Details

Click here to register.

Live Event

When

Thursday, May 12, 2022,
7:00-8:30 PM (EDT)

Where

George H. & Ella M. Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH

Details

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Inner Critic to Inner Ally

We all have that inner critic, that little voice in our heads that tells us we’re “not good enough” or we’re “doing it wrong!” Please join me as we explore a simple exercise that will turn the inner critic into an inner ally. Using a tried and true neurolinguistic programming (NLP) technique, we’ll change that inner voice into a voice that supports us and encourages us. 

Virtual Event

When

Tuesday, March 8, 2022,
8:00 PM-9:00 PM (EST)

Where

Anywhere you can connect by phone or computer.

Details

Click here to register.

Live Event

When

Thursday, March 10, 2022,
7:00-8:30 PM (EST)

Where

George H. & Ella M. Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH

Details

Click here to register.