Every great book starts the same way, with a whisper.✨

An idea that won’t leave, a feeling you can’t quite explain, a sense that says, this is it.💫

Your job is to listen, to honor your Muse with your sweet attention. ✍️ This book, my favorite creation, is filled with inspiration to help you do just that.

Remember to have FUN, too! 🤠😎🫶

LOVE.

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I woke up thinking about this little church in Carmel… ✨

Where so many writers slipped away to pray for their stories. Where something quiet inside whispered, keep going.✨

Before the books, there was this place—
our family Easter place.🫶

I can still hear my mom singing in these pews—
always slightly off key, but with such love and abandon.

Looking back, I think she was teaching me something long before I knew I’d need it:

Show up.
Offer what you have.
Don’t worry about perfection.🙏

“Write the vision…” — Habakkuk 2:2
The rest finds its way.✨

“Establish the work of our hands.” — Psalm 90:17✨

“Let us not grow weary in doing good.” — Galatians 6:9✨

Some seeds take years. But oh, how they grow.🌱🌳

There’s a reason the vision won`t leave you alone. ✍️ Today, I`m especially grateful for the places—and people—that makes it all so beautiful.

Love. And happy Easter, for those celebrating. 🤍

PS. Thanks to Mom & Dad for the gift of prayer & faith—and for bringing us to this beautiful building, @wayfarerchurch, built in 1905. 🌊 ...

As always, words fall short—but you can see it on my face, right? Pure joy. Gratitude. Awe that such extraordinary humans keep showing up to my retreats and blessing my life in ways I can scarcely comprehend.💕

And somehow, the threads that connect them always feel a little magical—beyond reason. This time, three of the women have worked on prison reform—or inside prisons (not even the focus of their books, which makes it even more astonishing). ✨ One is on two boards with astronauts that support STEM university scholarships putting kids through college and youth programs. (🌖🚀✨Sharing today’s moon launch together on one of our breaks was her awesome idea—in her Artemis t-shirt, no less. We watched awestruck, and a little teary.) Another gal has produced commercials for HBO and hundreds of outdoor brands.🌲🏂🏔️A third worked with Nike’s Head of Sustainability, where she led global partnerships to drive sustainability strategy into action across teams, stakeholders, and athletes. A longtime admirer of our second gal’s work (say whaaaat?!), she’s rewritten laws, raised billions for climate initiatives, and champions vulnerable populations. 💚🌎♻️Our fourth retreater comes from a legendary Hollywood family, writes screenplays & novels, and leads healing horse retreats (of course she does). 🎥🎬🐴And our fifth is a beloved A Course in Miracles coach—and quite possibly one of the sharpest memoirists I’ve ever encountered.🫶🙏✨

And that’s only a glimpse of who they are.🫶

I’m deeply humbled and endlessly grateful to be in their orbit. I couldn’t wait to hear what they brought to read today—and as expected, each word was riveting. ✍️

To every writer who has trusted me—past and present—thank you. My life feels like a dream because of you, and I carry that gratitude always. xo 😘

Next date: July 30th - Sept. 2nd.📚

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