“A gifted young woman writes a poem. It is rejected. She does not write another for perhaps two years, perhaps all her life” (If You Want To Write by Brenda Ueland, p.8). Are all writers this sensitive? Maybe. Maybe not. Is this even the right question to be asking? One answer that Ueland has for […]
Should I Leave a Trace?
The title of the book Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson makes me pause to contemplate its multiple meanings. The word “trace” strikes me initially as a faint line, a light imprint, not of much importance. Should I take my life lightly? Is my life story not important? Is my story lost in a multitude of […]
Melting the Ice: Freeing the Writer Within
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). In her book, Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal, Alexandra Johnson quotes Franz Kafka: “Writing,” Kafka jotted in his journal, “is the axe that breaks the frozen sea within” (p. 9). If you let your imagination roam freely, you run into the multiple […]
Hope Springs Eternal
A snowdrop breaking through the icy snow to embrace the light of spring is a symbol of hope. No matter how dark and cold your journey through life has been, there is a resilient snowdrop inside you willing to burst into a new spring. With spring comes new life. A chance to change the past. […]
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