It’s here!!!!
Rather than write a post about the free workbook I offer every year for my newsletter subscribers, I’m just going to share the welcome letter at the beginning of the workbook, which will give you a good sense of whether or not this offering will be most supportive to you right now:
✨ The Get Clear Workbook Welcome Letter ✨
Whether you're diving into this workbook as 2022 comes to a close or at any old time during 2023, my hope is that the Get Clear workbook will be a space you can return to as often as you like, a sanctuary for clarity, realignment, and rejuvenation. I recommend printing this out, getting some solitude, grabbing your favorite pens, and having at it. A fun soundtrack and cuppa wouldn't hurt, either.
One of the things I appreciate about journaling workbooks like these is that we get to indulge our obsession with words. For me, a single word or phrase can unlock tremendous insight. Over the years, I've gone from hardcore journaling or Morning Pages to more playful explorations: writing haikus, choosing a cluster of words to work with or finding a single phrase that feels powerful and motivating that I can repeat to myself like a mantra. I've also deepened my tarot practice, so I've got a fun all-new spread for you included in this year's workbook that brings together imagery and words.
As usual, there's a slew of inspirational quotes that you can use as jumping-off points for all kinds of exploratory writing. We'll also be looking at what your guiding word for 2023 might be, and the intention you have behind how you want to show up each day in and out of the writer's seat by revisiting (or trying for the first time) the Be/Do/Feel/Have Formula - my go-to for instant clarity and empowerment!
I went with a collage theme for the 2023 workbook because I feel like that's what my life is becoming more and more these days: a collage of passions that work together to form a whole, no matter how different they may appear at first. In my second novel, I'll Meet You There, the protagonist, Skylar, is a collage artist, and she sees this medium as a way to take all the parts of her--the beautiful, the mundane, and even the seemingly ugly--and find a way to make something whole and inspiring and meaningful.
I hope that 2023 is a year of piecing together all the parts of you on and off the page to tell the riveting story of your life and your place in the greater story of this planet.
As Sue Monk Kidd says in The Invention of Wings: Press on, my sisters. It's rough out there, but we have our words, our imaginations, and the community of women writers all over the world on this journey with us. May you be happy, healthy, safe, and inspired.
