In this episode, Vicki and I talk with David from the Pinwheel in a Hurricane and Unwanted blogs.
David has so much to offer when it comes to the goodness of the creative process – for solidifying clarity, integration, and healing.
The tagline for David’s Pinwheel in a Hurricane blog is “an attempt at adding to the fray without just making noise.” David tells us about his experience blogging for 10 years and how the first hurdle was just to believe that he had a voice.
We talk about sharing and telling stories – and how that allows all of our internal perspectives to come forward with their viewpoints.
And that “writing helps the swirly stuff in my brain have a soft place to land” to borrow a great phrase from David. A way to integrate ourselves and connect the dots.
David’s current focus is on practice and we love hearing how he’s reclaimed that word. Instead of the rigor and disciplinarian focus on practice as something that must be done to master anything, like a musical instrument, David is reimagining it as a word that holds space for kindness. As a gentle word that allows repetition to learn things he’s messed up before and to do it with self-compassion.
This is a great episode about the incredibly healing nature of what happens when we sit down to write. We love David’s viewpoint and experience as he brings forward all the goodness. We know you’ll love it!
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Transcript for Episode 53 of the podcast
Links for this Episode:
Episode 53: Practicing Creativity with David on Anchor
David’s Pinwheel in a Hurricane blog
David’s Unwanted Blog
scaffolding post by David
David’s recent post soft place that explains how writing helps the swirly stuff in the brain have a soft place to land
From the hosts:
Vicki’s personal blog: Victoria Ponders
Wynne’s personal blog: Surprised by Joy
Vicki’s recently released book: Surviving Sue
Wynne’s book about her beloved father: Finding My Father’s Faith
The Heart of the Matter 
I’m a huge fan of storytelling, writing them down, and listening – all so important to us, and practice in all of these helps to strengthen each of these
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So well said, Beth! I couldn’t agree more!
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Full of inspiration! Thanks, Wynne & David. 🥰
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Such a great conversation!! Thank YOU, Vicki!
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Oh, I love the clarity around practice and the focus on self-compassion. Is there a better word in the English language than self-compassion. Love that word and the way David is using it. Goodness knows I need it!!! Thanks Wynne. Beautiful!
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What a perfect comment, Brian. Yes, let’s all practice some self-compassion!
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It was a joy to be with you two for this conversation. I am encouraged. 😊
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Right back at you, David! 😉
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It was a joy to be with YOU! Thank you for your openness and wisdom – it made for a great episode!
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Telling stories and writing about our experiences is very therapeutic as David attested. It’s interesting that David often is inspired to sing when he reads. Many people are inspired to write when listening to music. 🙂
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A great point, Nancy. I suspect creativity begets creativity no matter what direction it flows. Thanks for listening!
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Yes to giving the swirly stuff in our brains a soft place to land. Love it! I loved that David’s kids read every one of his blog posts. I wish I could get mine to do that.
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So funny that you comment about his kids reading. I thought that was pretty special too! Thanks for listening, Michelle!
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You three were great and thanks for the inspiration!
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