“Surprise is the practice of accepting the unexpected interruption, and the practice of leaving enough space in the day for something to happen that isn't on the list. Surrendering to surprise is the practice of balancing structure and openness.” — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
When you choose to write using yourself as the source of the story, you are choosing to confront all the silences in which your… — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
When you’re stuck in a spiral, to change all aspects of the spin you need only to change one thing. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. We are prone to make mistakes that cause confusion, inflict pain, and miscommunicate… — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
Ritual is the way you carry the presence of the sacred. Ritual is the spark that must not go out. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
My real journey had very little to do with traveling Europe, and a whole lot to do with traveling my own mind. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
in writing we live life twice: once in the experience, and again in recording and reflecting upon our experience. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
The reason I spend thousands of lifetime hours creating something 99 percent of which no one else is likely to ever read is that… — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
History is what scholars and conquerors say happened; story is what it was like to live on the ground. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
