The Journey's the Thing: Reflections on Healing through the Written Word

What if twelve minutes could change everything?

Dera Nevin spent years saying she didn't have time to write-until she set a timer for twelve minutes (the time it takes to steep tea) and committed to journaling every single day. Choosing one word each week-courage, boundaries, joy, risk, stillness-she wrotefor twelve minutes daily. By week's end, she had an essay. By year's end, she had transformed her life.

The Journey's the Thingis a collection of luminous essays exploring fear, faith, decis...