by dmackinnon | Feb 23, 2020 | Healing Choices, Healthy Habits
The speed of life seems to get faster and faster, so I have found it more important to try to slow it down. The only way I know how to do that is by staying present as much as possible. When I say, “as much as possible,” I don’t mean that I spend 90% of my time truly...
by dmackinnon | Jan 4, 2018 | Healing Choices, Process
The week after Thanksgiving I headed out to Whidbey Island, off the coast of Seattle, for The Self as Source of the Story (SAS), a writing retreat/seminar with Christina Baldwin. I’ve worked with Christina in the past so I knew I was in for a treat: Five full days to...
by dmackinnon | Jul 11, 2012 | Healing Choices, Process
When I was 11, I read Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh. I learned two important things from that book. Don’t be afraid to write down your thoughts. Don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know.” Both of these lessons became very important to me as a human being, a...
