In the fall of last year, I discovered the practice of holding ambidextrous conversations. You begin writing something with your dominant hand (in my case, my right hand) and then pick up the dialogue with your non-dominant hand. You go back and forth like this, switching hands, and you see what ensues. The idea is that by using your non-dominant hand, you tap into another voice: your inner child, some inner spirit of wisdom. In my experience, the left-handed writing is eerily accurate and holds some pretty important truths. And the whole thing is a lot of fun. I sometimes turn to my ambidextrous conversations when I want to get a simple answer to something I’ve been worrying about for a while. Here, I’ve excerpted some bits and pieces from some two-handed discussions I’d left in my journal. Try it yourself and leave a comment with your own results!
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