Two kinds of people
Do you reward yourself before you begin or force yourself to earn the tools you need for your goals?
MoreMeagen Gibson
Create. Innovate. Serve. Publish.
advice i got from ed
In the spring of 2006, I moved to Los Angeles from Boulder, Colorado with about one thousand dollars and $25,000 in credit card debt. It was terrifying. I moved in with my boyfriend of six months and set out to find a job. I was hired at my first gig off an ad I saw […]
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Why blog?
A blog? Who blogs anymore? What is this 2005? I’ll tell you why. For me, it’s a sign of health. It’s a practice that contributes to my well being just like eating well and exercising would. Four years ago, I walked into a therapist’s office. “So, Meagen tell me about yourself and why are you […]
MoreFuture You
It’s hard to commit to doing things that future you won’t benefit from for thirty years. Most of us exercise for the ”now“ benefits. How we look or how our clothes fit motivates us to keep healthy habits. It’s scientifically proven that exercise benefits life longevity and quality of life. But we don’t do it […]
Moreembracing feedback
NEWS Journalism Learning how to receive feedback dramatically changed how I give feedback. I am lucky that long before I was ever a teacher, I was a television journalist. Every day, Assignment Editors, Anchors, Reporters and News Directors would evaluate and critique the words I wrote before they ever made it on the news. Millions […]
MoreMorning face (id)
I’m officially of the age that my phone no longer recognizes my face in the morning. Must be my multi-focal glasses I think. Still no. I’m trying to buy a star tracking app on the toilet at 6:11am so I persist. What if I smooth down my Kramer from Seinfeld bed head? No again. Turns […]
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joan didion
I read this and it obliterated anything I had in mind to express today. Read this instead. I was in this airport only once, on a plane to Bogotá that stopped for an hour to refuel, but the way it looked that morning remained superimposed on everything I saw until the day I finished A Book […]
MoreFan clubs are a trap
Writer Twitter erupted the other day when someone declared something like anyone with a partner who doesn’t read their work should leave the relationship. Well, that’s certainly one perspective. It made me laugh because my life is filled with artists. I’ve been rubbing shoulders with rockstars and celebrities longer than most. You realize two […]
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A rockstar is born
Time is squeezed tight these days. We’ve been quarantined in our home with our two boys for 197 days (not that I’m counting). We’ve dealt with our share of drama and heartache and death like most people in these six months. Same storm, different boats as they say. We’re all having this shared experience, but […]
MoreAiming for the Middle
Oh HELLO! I just came back from a WALK. In the SUNSHINE. Punched that green exercise ring on my apple watch in the FACE! BOOM! Can you tell I’m feeling a bit better? SEVERAL people came up to me in person, messaged me on Instagram (which I found later), sent me a text or emailed […]
MoreInsane in the Membrane
I’m taking a break from social media. My mental health-specifically my relationship to anxiety-is suffering. I have what many people would consider a healthy relationship with social media. The only app I have on my phone is Instagram. I don’t go there to shame myself, compare myself, or look at unsavory things. I visit seeking […]
MoreState Chaser
On my desk next to me is a candle called “Oscar Wilde” by a company called Paddywax Library. The scent is cedar wood thyme and basil and the amalgamation of these smells makes me feel like I’m having a weekend tryst with a stranger I’ll never see again. I paid an exorbitant amount of money […]
MoreThe Click Is Coming
I’ve often heard writers talk about how hard writing is, but no one ever really says why. via GIPHY I’m writing a memoir. I’ve been doing it for about a year now. It’s about my life and mostly my childhood. This story has been lodged in the solar plexus of my creative soul for […]
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