One opportunity to pause.

One chance to share.

One excuse to return.

One reason to experiment.

One rhythm to practice.

One way to play.

One moment to remember.

One method to explore.

One junction for wonder.

One hour to plan.

One invitation for connection.

One alternative to social media.

One parking lot for all my sh*t.

One way to belong to time.

One way to belong to my writing, my work, my life.

New public posts some days at 1 p.m. CT here at oneoclockcentral.com.

At 1 p.m. CT on most days I’ll take about 15-20 minutes to:

• Pause to give my attention to how I’m belonging to time and how I’m inhabiting time with my mind, body, soul, work, relationships, and places.

What’s your One O’Clock Central? How can you try to belong to time?

Charlotte Donlon’s writing and work are always rooted in helping her readers, audience, and clients notice how art and other good things help them belong to themselves, others, the divine, and the world. Charlotte is the founder of Thoughtful Books Etc.™, One O’Clock Central, Spiritual Direction for Writers® , Spiritual Direction for Belonging™, and Parenting with Art™. Her first book was The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. Her next book on Spiritual Direction for Writers will be published by Eerdmans in 2024 or 2025. Charlotte’s essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and studied creative nonfiction with Paula Huston and Lauren F. Winner. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Selah Center for Spiritual Formation. To receive Charlotte’s latest updates, news, announcements, and all kinds of good things, subscribe to Thoughtful Readers Etc. + Five Good Things.