by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 3, 2016 | 1 true thing |
If you can believe it, we’re down to the last ten posts in this practice. And for these last days, I’m going to look back a bit at the past year–a year in which I joined my selves together–past, present, and future. Mary Gordon said it so well... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 2, 2016 | 1 true thing |
I wrote this in December a year ago. It has felt for weeks, maybe even months, that I’ve been trying to summon enough courage to jump off the high dive for the first time. I’ve made a few running starts only to back off for reasons such as I wasn’t... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 1, 2016 | 1 true thing |
Happy New Year! My theme for the year: get rid of / declutter / less is more My wish for each of you: health 9 I’m looking forward to Working on my novel in a less frenzied way Completing this practice on 1-12-16. Paul Lisicky’s memoir The Narrow Door on... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 1, 2016 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer STEVE ALMOND. Up at 5:45 am, ratcheted from sleep by... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I imagine it’s because of this practice that I feel no sense of an ending tonight but rather a sense of rolling on through. I feel really good, really comfortable with where I am. And I’m looking forward to 2016. This year, there’s no sense of not...