“If it were up to me … I’d write this story differently” (One Thousand Gifts, p. 20). Be honest. Haven’t you felt that way sometimes? It was natural for Ann Voskamp to feel that way when her first memories were of her toddler sister’s death, an event traumatic enough to send her mother to a […]
Softening the Heart
Chogyam Trungpa, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, wrote about tenderizing the heart. “Trungpa taught the Buddhist practice of bodhicitta, or awakened heart. His own term for awakened heart was ‘the genuine heart of sadness,’ which he explained as a natural and beautiful condition, the result of staying open to the full experience of life” (The Seeker’s […]
Are You Ready to Transform Your Wounds into Words?
If you find yourself in the shower “Singing in the Pain,” then you have discovered one way of using words to express your wounds. However, if your words are from other people’s songs, then you haven’t yet transformed your wounds into your own words. In order to do this, you must first describe your wounds. […]
Transforming Wounds into Words of Encouragement
“Transform Your Wounds into Words” Word-Art Freebie In his post “A Question of Heart,” Terry said: “Transform your wounds into words. Write for the world.” I think I’m doing that. I felt called to start blogging a little over a year ago at Bits of Positivity. Figure-Skating Wounds Although I also blog through Living Montessori Now […]