Category Archives: Story

From 1992: Jenny seen by Elizabeth Goudge

(Started in January 92, in Writers’ Group.  “I’ve been thinking of trying to write a description of myself as though I were an Elizabeth Goudge character.  That means with a lot of compassion, but no avoidance of weaknesses, and a … Continue reading

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Description of Me

Just for fun, here is the description I wrote for the residents biographies book: I was born in Cincinnati OH, and earned a BA in Astronomy from Wellesley College. The year I graduated I read an article on Stonehenge, which … Continue reading

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“Let myself be myself”

I’ve just been typing my journal from March 19 and came across this: I’ve been reading Rohr’s book on the 12 steps.  I feel so odd.  It seems like I’m already doing it, but if I am I should be … Continue reading

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Let Grief Speak

Monday, February 20     Writing group: I want to write about grief.  Hard to get into. ask my grief to speak. Grief, what do you have to say? So deep and old.  So long ago.  Grief never allowed, never assuaged.  … Continue reading

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“Whatever you have done or not done, Welcome!”

This probably happened in 2011, but I didn’t write it down.  I wrote this description and posted it in August 2013: I was feeling bad about myself and my life and that I hadn’t done anything worth while with it.  … Continue reading

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Unfinished Business with my Ex-Husband

I didn’t write this in my writing group, I wrote it on February 9, 2022 Last night I was reading Composing a Life and she talked about how people could still maintain a relationship after divorce, and I thought about … Continue reading

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Unfinished Business with Mom

I’ve been getting a lot of messages about dealing with your unfinished business, especially from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. In writing group for Monday, November 21 In my journal for 1986 I wrote about being home after my father died and his … Continue reading

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The Trip with Ricky

Monday, November 14 I did this in writing group.  Tried to do a left handed writing, but it went to another story about something else I thought was a failure that actually turned out to be a success. It’s slightly … Continue reading

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“Failure” Redefined

Monday, November 7 My friends Judith and Sharon and I are doing a writing group together on Monday nights. I wanted to work on the understanding that what looks like a failure might actually be following the voice of your … Continue reading

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My Life as Directed by my Soul, Not Someone Else

I have been given two descriptions of patterns of my behavior that don’t work in my life. The first came from Structural Consulting, developed by Robert Fritz. I go after what I want, have an initial success, look for support … Continue reading

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