The observance of the twelve days of Christmas has ended. Daughter, born in January, and Step-daughter, born in December, are both officially a year older. 33 and 48. My family has aged. Stories of massive partying did not strafe any significant contact points with my universe. Life goes on, and I am thankful, for greeting […]
For Our Daughters
I realized that what I really wanted to do was to create ways and tools for women to find their own paths for giving to the future.
Stand and Write
I implore every blogger and online writer, every woman who knows how to write an email, a letter, or a message, to step up their writing pace to repair and what is left of democracy in our country, world, and in our minds.
Context and Little Things
It is an exercise I want to encourage other auto-ethnographers, or memoirists to try out through the vehicle of their own lives. Find a difficult subject in your life. Figure out a way to view it from a different perspective. Ask unasked questions. Notice the first time you identify a new fact, perspective, or thought.
A Month is Just a Month… as Time Goes By
I was cruising down memory lane remembering these things when I realized that month-focused writing prompts probably would get at information in ways that other prompts did not. The more I thought about it, the more I felt this was a good elicitation tool. So I began to create it. The image below is a promo for the Monthly Memories Worksheet that was the give away with this month’s newsletter.
Processing Two Very Different Deaths
It is impossible to know how much “subconscious” energy it took to maintain my wariness associated with my concerns; but I feel lighter, less troubled now.