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Fishing Lessons
For Writers Island Prompt #21 The Fisherman http://writersisland.wordpress.com/ “Betty!” My father’s voice echoed in my ears. I immediately sat up, wide awake from my afternoon nap. My Dad had died just over fifteen years ago, at home, in a city … Continue reading
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Tagged Father, Fishing, fishing buddies, grief, left behind, lessons, rod and reel, sorrow, wake up call, Writer's Island, writing prompt
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Waiting On The Page
It’s one of those days. Usually I come here via my journal, and by the time I arrive I have some thought or issue bouncing around inside my head so that when I get to this blank page, I … Continue reading
Posted in changing the end of the story, Choice, fear, Waiting On The Page, writing
Tagged becoming the page, blank sheet of paper, celebrate, dark corners, fear, friend, fulfillment, gratitude, hope, humble servant, joy, lessons, moving shadows, promise, running away, Speaking, storm clouds, strength, subject, support, surprise, waiting, willingness
A Tiger Named Pain
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
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