This is the first of a series of meditations from the Memoir Studio designed to help memoir writers center themselves and get grounded before beginning their writing session.

Let's breathe together.

A slow inhale.

And a slower exhale.

Feel the ground beneath you.

Let it hold what you don't need to carry.

Not everything has to come into the story today.

Just one small truth is enough.

Stillness isn't absence, it's attention.

It's listening for what wants to speak and what wants to stay silent.

Michael Williams

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