Tag Archives: college

Turtle Island

Posted on March 23, 2021 by 1sojournal

Yes, I have been missing in action. I’ve been engaged in another activity. I’ve been coloring. Designs that I made years ago, and even a few new ones. It’s a very long story, but the activity is one I enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blue, college, coloring | 10 Comments

Lesson About Topsy-Turvy

Posted on April 27, 2020 by 1sojournal

It might be best if you first read the poem I wrote, using this image as a visual for the words. It may be found at my poetry site, here: https://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/topsy-turvy-2/ In my notes, at the end of the poem, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson About Topsy-Turvy | Tagged college, kindness, lesson, poem, smile, turtle, upside down, world | 5 Comments

Writing and Memory

Posted on May 9, 2019 by 1sojournal

Writing and Memory Although I was looking for an image to introduce the topic about which I wanted to write, this is the one that made most sense to me. I hesitated to use it because I’d used it … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing and Memory | Tagged Anger, college, forgiveness, memory blocks, pain, story, writing | 4 Comments

Lost And Found

Posted on June 10, 2014 by 1sojournal

Believe it or not, I’m still sorting through all that old poetry. Lots of memories, and yes, a few pieces I have no memory of ever writing. Recognize the handwriting, but nothing else. Many of the poems take me back … Continue reading →

Posted in Lost And Found | Tagged campus politics, career, college, files and piles of paper, harangue, harassment, learning, Lost and Found, nemesis, pack rat, promises, writing poetry | 5 Comments

Process Notes

Posted on May 23, 2014 by 1sojournal

Finally got up the courage to start going through my two huge filing cabinets that stand against the back wall of my bedroom closet (it’s a very large space, almost an extra room). Also dug out a memory stick with … Continue reading →

Posted in Process Notes | Tagged college, encouragement, kindergarten, lost, map of where I've been, poetry book, practice, process notes, support | 2 Comments

A History of Happiness

Posted on May 1, 2009 by 1sojournal

In response to Claudette’s Writing Challenge #13: It’s In The Details http://claudetteellinger.wordpress.com/ Someone recently told me that she wanted happiness in her future. I replied that I get a bit fudgy when it comes to that word. It means so … Continue reading →

Posted in A History of Happiness | Tagged absorbed in doing and being, adjustments, beautiful things, bottom dropped out, bureaucratic hassles, certain levels, changes from one moment to next, college, coming full circle, contagious, contentment, couch potato, crafts, daily journal, decorating, define happiness, disability, essays, exuberance, fudge with walnuts, fudgy, glue, Golden Retriever puppy, hand-made projects, held my existence together, history of happiness, marriage and children, momentary pleasure, niche, one in charge, people, pets, playing guitar, Poetry, resignation, response to writing prompt, satisfaction, teaching, ultimate happiness, unknowingly waiting, work, writing | Comments Off

The Second Twenty Percent

Posted on February 19, 2009 by 1sojournal

On my last blog, I started a list of 101 things about me. When I came here this morning I had lots of ideas, but nothing concrete. So, I will continue my list. 21. I am a very intense … Continue reading →

Posted in The Second Twenty Percent | Tagged 101 things, American Idol, cane, casual dresser, college, containment, easel, fat lady clothes, fine mind, from scratch, ice cream, ice skate, intense, interior decorating skills, jewelry, lazy cook, learning, not religious, pack rat, painting, permission, placement, raspberry pie, silver rings, sink my teeth into, speaking to animals, spiritual belief system, steel pin/plate, symbol, timing, visual need to "see" | 3 Comments

A Tiger Named Pain

Posted on December 13, 2008 by 1sojournal

Writer’s Island Prompt #10 “MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE” Pain is the shell that encloses your understanding. __Kahlil Gibran Thirty-plus years ago, I gave birth to my fourth and last child. She was beautiful and healthy, but I seemed to be in almost … Continue reading →

Posted in A Tiger Named Pain, Biography, captivity, guidance, guru, Inner Voices, pain, Personal Story, questions, story, teach, wild thing | Tagged boulder, Carl Gustav Jung, college, exhaustion, fear, guided imagery, guru, imagination, imaging, inner space, Kahlil Gibran, lessons, pain, questions, rabbi riddles, refuel, relax, Rheumatoid Arthritis, secret place, teaching, Tiger, tomes, warm bath, wild flowers | 19 Comments

Introduction

Posted on August 24, 2008 by 1sojournal

When I was four years old, I already knew that pencil marks could be erased and never seen again. So, I very deliberately went looking for an ink pen for the adventure I had planned (there were always one … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction, Journal Writing | Tagged Biography, bookstore, college, journaling, Poetry, publishing, teaching, writing | 1 Comment