My Life in Title-Subtitle Form

Things look different since I started writing for Medium

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When I wrote my first article for Medium, I carefully read the curators’ guidelines. One of the bits of advice is to give your story a Title and Subtitle. I was not prepared for the effect this would have on my day-to-day life. Before this guideline was dropped into my world, things were rocking along as usual. I got up in the morning and started my day, sitting in my comfy chair with my coffee, telling myself I should be in the studio on my yoga mat, or emptying the dishwasher and feeding the cats, or writing in my journal.

Before Title-Subtitle was the framework for my life I would have sat there a while and wondered if I was going to listen to my higher self or just veg in my chair. I would have continued to argue with myself until one of me won, and thus, the day would have begun. Now, instead, I sit there and think “How to Make Yourself Do what you Don’t Want to Do” “The guide to kicking your own butt”. On another day, the story might look different. “How to Love Yourself Just the way You Are” “Even when you aren’t being productive”. This has totally changed the way I approach myself and my life’s challenges.

Sometimes I stand in the shower and whine about my day and then, without being invited, Title-Subtitle shows up again. “How to Love…