In this video, I present 32 Lessons I Learned from Natalie Goldberg & her book Writing Down The Bones, as she explores the various parallels between the practices of Zen meditation and Writing! #1 Trust your Mind & Have Confidence in your Experience #2 Be in the Present Moment & begin from here #3 Beginner's Mind & First Thoughts #4 We are not the Poem #5 Keep Your Hand Moving #6 Allow yourself to write the worst junk in the world #7 Give Yourself the needed Time~Space to Grow #8 Writing is not a Pizza or a Burger #9 Writing is a process of Composting #10 Inspire yourself by Yourself #11 Have a Sense of Wonder #12 Bake the cake of your writing with depth of vulnerability. Follow your heart. #13 Don't Use Writing To Get Love & When Love Gets You Don't Run Away From It #14 Don't follow Rules only to follow the rules #15 You don't have to be too dutiful towards something~ anything #16 Go Further Than You Think You can #17 Check Your Attitude on Succ...