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Dear :
What's the present they really want?
You.
Yes, the kids want toys and batteries for the toys, but they also want YOU! They want you to listen and play and just be with them.
That's what the grownups want too.
And guess who else wants (and needs) you?
YOU!
Please spend some time with yourself. Take a deep breath. Notice your feet. Eat a vegetable. Go for a walk. Pet the dog. Play with the cat. Drink some water. Read. Take your meds. Take a nap.
You're worth it!
And tell the dog and cat I said "Hi."
THANK YOU GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL!
A huge, grateful, joyous shout out to the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
They awarded me a grant that will allow me to study in person with my long-time teacher Natalie Goldberg again. We've stayed in touch, but I haven't attended one of her retreats since 2007. I'm going in February as part of the work on my next book. The GCAC grant will cover part of the tuition.
If you are an artist, don't overlook local grants. My author friend Matt Betts suggested it and I can't thank him or GCAC enough.
Events & Classes
All online. No matter where you live, you can join:
TODAY! November 24th at 1:30pm PT/4:30pm ET - I'll join the Heart Wisdom Panel for "Your presence is the present" with Sherry Richert Belul. Email Brianna for the zoom link.
See my interview with Sherry.
December 1st at 1:30pm PT/4:30pm ET - I'll join Kim Colegrove, founder of the Pause First Academy on the Heart Wisdom Panel. Save the date and email Brianna for the zoom link. See my interview with Kim.
December 10th at Noon PT/3pm ET - You NaNo'd! Now What? Learn what to do (and not do) now that the 2021 NaNoWriMo is done. Register on the WNBA-SF website.
SEE ALL MY EVENTS ON MY WEBSITE
PRE-HOLIDAY MEDITATION RESET
Not sure how to stay present during the holidays? The folks at Sage can help.
Registration is open for Sage Institute's 2-Week Online Pre-Holiday Meditation Reset! Register anytime from now until the end of November. You'll start on Day 1 and have access to the content until December 31st.
- supportive emails
- guided audio meditations
- private Facebook group
- pay what you can
- Free for frontline workers, activists, and those directly affected by COVID-19
"If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week with your family."—the late Ram Dass, spiritual leader and Sage Institutee Emeritus Advisory Board Member
Ready to register? Join now on Thinkific.
ARE YOU TURKEY TROTTING?
Inquiring running writers want to know.
What's your favorite Thanksgiving Day movement form?
RECENT PODCAST INTERVIEWS:
Prognosis Ohio - "Running and Mental Health"
The T. Estelle Experience - "Mental Health Advocate Nita Sweeney"
Rational Ignorance - "Outrunning Depression"
Finding Genius - “The Future of Mental Health and the Fantastic Benefits of Exercise"
Bowing to Elephants - "Running for Her Life"
Have a favorite podcast? Feel to recommend me and my books the host. I love to talk about mental health, meditation, exercise, writing, and dogs!
GIFT GUIDE
Books make great gifts. Here are a few favorites for your shopping needs.
BOOK CLUBS
I'm so honored that several book clubs have chosen Depression Hates a Moving Target for their book club book.
If you're in a book group and would like me to join you for a virtual author visit to discuss any of my books, please contact me. I'd love to meet your group!
I created a kit to foster discussion: Book Club Kit!
On the Blog - Best-selling author Laura Davis (The Courage to Heal) was my latest (very willing) "victim."
Check out her answers to my nosy questions and her brand new book, The Burning Light of Two Stars!
Mind, Mood, and Movement
Now more than ever, we need to tend to our bodies and minds. Please join us in the Mind, Mood, and Movement group. There's also unicorns!
The Writer's Mind
My writing practice group, The Writer's Mind, is for people interested in using Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones) tools and methods to create work aimed at publication.
Grateful always for your reviews!! THANK YOU!!
Thanks again for the positive reviews of Depression Hates a Moving Target and You Should Be Writing. If you enjoyed either book and haven't had a chance, please leave a review. Even a few words go a long way.
These direct links to Amazon make reviews easy:
YSBW - Paperback
YSBW - ebook
DHAMT - Paperback
DHAMT - ebook
DHAMT - Audiobook
Don't have your copy yet? Purchase Nita's books here!
Need it in Korean? Here you go!
A Writing Resource
For 18+ years Write Now Columbus, a once-a-month email newsletter for central Ohio readers and writers, arrives in inboxes. Editor Tami Kamin Meyer and I compile author events, workshops, writing conferences and other resources in central Ohio. If that interests you, sign up HERE.
Reach Out
If I can help in some other way, please ask. Email is always the best way to reach me.
Take care and be well.
~ Nita
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About Nita:
Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. A certified meditation leader, ultramarathoner, and former assistant to writing practice originator Natalie Goldberg, Nita founded the group
Mind, Mood, and Movement to support mental well-being through meditation, exercise, and writing practice, and The Writer’s Mind
, to share how to use writing practice to produce publishable work. Nita also publishes the writing resource
newsletter, Write Now Columbus. She lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet. Follow her on your favorite social media channels!
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