Tag Archives: Memory

Rebirth 2

Posted on June 1, 2020 by 1sojournal

This song is a good example of rebirth. I have lived long enough to remember the original version and still retain all of the words. As a matter of fact, it brings back a wonderful memory. We were sitting in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rebirth 2 | Tagged Anger, destructive, disturbed, energy flow, fear, friend, invitation, Memory, rebirth, self-acceptance, sound of silence | 2 Comments

Words and Wood

Posted on August 30, 2019 by 1sojournal

My daily work has slowed down considerably. As I mentioned in my last post, I am working on a manuscript that has turned into a lot of biographical material, and this current writing is a very important part of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Words and Wood | Tagged careful, daily pages, emotions, manuscript, Memory, mental, premise, wood, words | 1 Comment

Oblivescence

Posted on February 6, 2018 by 1sojournal

As a writer, I collect words. Going so far as to receive a new word, in my mailbox each day, from Dictionary.Com. I do that because they are not common words, not the stuff of everyday usage. I actually enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dictionary.Com, image, learning, love of words, Memory, misplacement, Oblivescence, process of forgetting, writing | 2 Comments

Flashback Facilitator

Posted on October 3, 2010 by 1sojournal

For Sunday Scribblings prompt #235 Flashback http://sundayscribblings.blogspot.com/ A flashback is a fast trip back into the past, a moment, or moments of remembering, often experienced as though it were actually happening for the first time. And although that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Flashback Facilitator | Tagged age 4, age 64, flashback, flashbacks, head vs heart, inner child, logic vs association, Memory, Sunday Scribblings, Time Travel, writing prompt | 25 Comments

Stain Removal

Posted on December 23, 2008 by 1sojournal

Remember being dressed up in a new outfit, new shoes, cleaned and sparkling from head to toe, with Mom’s smiling approval? On the way to some social event, if only at Grandma’s house for holiday festivities? Then within the … Continue reading →

Posted in change, changing the end of the story, child, Choice, Definitions, embarrassment, enlightenment, Grasped Lightly, Journal Writing, Memory, nuns, sin, stain remover, trajectory, writing | Tagged change, clothesline, definition, forward movement, fresh air, holiday festivities, hope, key, Memory, missing the mark, mistakes, Mom's smiling approval, new outfit, nuns, possibilities, purpose, rebirth, renewal, sin, soul, stain, stain removal, tied in knots, trajectory | Comments Off

Temptation To Play Hooky

Posted on December 17, 2008 by 1sojournal

I don’t want to write today. Certainly don’t want to create yet another blog. At the moment, can’t, for the life of me, think of why I ever wanted to do this in the first place, let alone actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Balance, Biography, Choice, Fishing, Friends, Inner Voices, Memory, Personal Story, Playing Hooky, Temptation, Writer's Block | Tagged agenda, artist's date, coloring, comfort food, consequences, depression, disconnect, don't want to write, drift, energy, Fishing, float, harried, high school, house cleaning, in this moment, Julia Cameron, just today, listening to self, Memory, obligations, Playing Hooky, relax, self-punish, sister, stress, Temptation, work | 3 Comments

“But, What Do I Say?”

Posted on October 20, 2008 by 1sojournal

Invariably, during every class I taught about personal writing, someone would ask this question, or a variation of the same. Many had a difficult time seeing themselves writing even one page, let alone two or more on a daily basis … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized | Tagged begin, dialogue with self, extraordinary, grammar, how to vs what to, learning process, Memory, noteworthy, ordinary, overwhelmed, panic, personal writing, punctuation, red corection marks, scars, second and third grade | 6 Comments

That Old Telephone Game

Posted on September 19, 2008 by 1sojournal

We used to play it all the time. We’d all sit in a circle. One person would begin by whispering in the ear of the person next to her. Just a few phrases, maybe a fact or two. Then that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, associations, Connections, enlightenment, Inner Voices, Journal Writing, Knowing, Memory, Selective, Subjectivity, Time, Uncategorized | Tagged circle, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, different voices, distorted memory, honesty, Memory, psyche, relationships, source material, surprise at outcome, telephone game, tone, verbiage, whispers, Women Who Run With the Wolves | 2 Comments

A Couple of Dirty Words

Posted on September 17, 2008 by 1sojournal

At least they are to many of us who don’t particularly feel a great deal of fondness for exercise and discipline. These two words often conjure up images of sweat, repetitive motion that creates sore muscles and a backache among … Continue reading →

Posted in associations, Aunt Lucy, Choice, Connections, discipline, exercise, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, Self-Awareness, Time, Uncategorized | Tagged accessible, Aunt Lucy, backache, connect, dirty words, discipline, exercise, focus, learning process, Memory, potato salad, recall, remembering, slippery, speed of light, sweat, tool, words, writing | Comments Off

That Slippery Slope

Posted on September 15, 2008 by 1sojournal

Memory can be seductive, perverted little bugger. For most part, nothing more than simple tree hugger, ’til something grabs its attention: bit of scent wafting through wood paneled rooms, music played just out of tune, or flash of scant sequined … Continue reading →

Posted in Journal Writing, Memory, movement, music, Poetry, Selective, Time, Uncategorized | Tagged alone, another era, attention, body, fascination, held captive, Memory, movement, moves, music, Poetry, presnt moment, remembers, slippery slope, thrice braided cord | Comments Off