Charlotte Rains Dixon

Lower Your Expectations

I have been a walker for years. For the past twenty years, maybe more, I've walked three times a week with my friend Sharon. We met when our kids, then wee, were in a cooking class together, started walking, and kept up the habit ever since. We were a familiar sight on our route around […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Give It All Up, Get It All Back

Yesterday I had jury duty. I resisted, mightily. Perhaps it is because I'm called to serve on jury duty more than anybody else on this planet. This was my third time, and I've gotten excused from service several times before, when my children were little. I know people who have never gotten a summons, ever. […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Journal Writing

Make the Words Flow

I noticed something this morning when I was in the middle of writing an email. The words were flowing as smooth as a glass of fine wine. I started paying more attention. And realized that I was allowing myself to go a bit deeper emotionally in my response. So I stopped and thought for a […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago12/11/2015

Creativity Writing

On Not Having Time to Paint

For Christmas, I asked for and got paints. I got acrylic paints, canvases, a cool wooden box to put the paints in, paintbrushes, one of those round plastic palettes, a couple books on painting. Just looking at all these art supplies makes me tingle with anticipation. I've been feeling the urge to paint for awhile […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

Taking a Break

Last weekend, I left home for a night to head south to Eugene, home of my alma mater, the University of Oregon (Go, Ducks!). This may shock you–it shocked me–but I didn't even turn on my computer the entire time I was gone. And I had a blast. We ate at Rennie's and the Glenwood, […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/06/2015

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Coming to Consciousness

Writing helps me come to consciousness. This morning, writing in my journal about a problem, I was again reminded of how writing helps me become conscious. Specifically, I've been working on being present and conscious with food. You know, chewing instead of gulping meals down. Setting my fork down and pausing in the middle of […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/06/2015

Creativity Writing

Whole Abundance

A new Whole Foods store opened about 10 blocks from my house and so far this week I've shopped there ever day. I love everything about this store. I love driving up into the parking garage, grabbing a little green wire cart, and taking the elevator down into the store. I love wandering the aisles […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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J. D. Salinger Dead at 91 Just learned that J. D. Salinger, author, of course, of "The Catcher in the Rye," died yesterday. Here's the link to the Washington Post article about it: http://tinyurl.com/yegv3p7

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing

Standing in Judgment

One of my new year's resolutions was to be less judgmental. Every single member of my family laughed hysterically when they heard this idea. I was deeply offended by their presumption that I could never be less judgmental, even though my sister and I have raised judging others to an art form. So I've been […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

Creativity Writing Writing Events

Finding Faults

I'm perfect. I am. I am poised, intelligent, attractive, talented, funny, loyal, passionate. Like I said, perfect. And, already you are bored with me and ready to go elsewhere to read because who can relate to perfect? Already you are thinking, well, if she's perfect than I have nothing in common with her at all […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 15 years ago11/03/2015

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