Inspired Life Publications

The words you write come through your mind, but they originate in your heart. It is this heart center that becomes the channel through which your source, your god, your spirit, inspires you to share your messages. You become what my spiritual teacher refers to as the hollow bone that allows the message to be channeled. When you understand how to allow yourself to become the vessel, you will be guided by a force that will take you on journeys into the depths of your imagination. The key is in learning how to step out of your ego-brain and tap into that heart-centered source. When you can consistently do that, you will become a powerful writer. A true writer is driven to put their experience on paper. What holds the reader is your enthusiasm, your emotions, how it changed your life – what made you want to write in the first place. The source of all of what you convey through your writing is your connection to spirit, to your god, no matter how that appears for you in your life. One of my...

Expressing what’s in our hearts and minds is a direct way of accessing your god, no matter what name you use to describe him/her. The purpose of spiritual, personal development, or what I call human potential writing is to help others find meaning in their life. To do that, a writer records what they see in a way that transforms the reader; this requires that the writer be willing to explore and reveal the depths of their own transformation. That’s why I always tell my authors that what you write will be unveiling your inner unfolding and expansion, sometimes at the same time you are writing it! Let me give you an example. I worked with a client who was writing about leadership from the heart versus the head. When I saw his first draft, it was uninspired, dry, and boring. I called him up and said, “Ed, what are you writing about?” He replied, “Leadership from the heart, not the head.” I asked him, “And where do you think you are writing from?” There was a long pause, and he finally sai...

You Will Understand Yourself Better and Faster Through the Writing Process In my coaching, I share everything I know about writing and living, too. I believe your writing and what you are living right now are entwined. It’s not scientific; it’s only my theory, but there seems to be a chemical response that helps you know yourself better through the written word. Writing is a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. A few years ago, I found several journals I had lost track of and decided to read through some of them. I thought it would be an excellent way to see where I was at the time, and how far I had traveled in the intervening 5 -20 years. I was amazed by how much I knew at the time I wrote in the journals that I thought I had only recently incorporated into my life. That was when I realized writing had helped me integrate my learning all along. Writing revealed an understanding of the process I was in, and ultimately the change that I needed to make to improve my life. The ...