Category Archives: Writing

From “First Memory” to Sacred Circle Dance

Written in Tuesday night writing group.    First memory I remember skipping down a brick sidewalk and falling.  I think I was four years old.  We were in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  My father was back from the war — World War … Continue reading

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Stories about my Father

Written in writing group: When I was born my father was away at WWII.  I was three years old when he came home.  He came in the front door and I was in the hall.  Mother said “This is your … Continue reading

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Writing: Sacred Dance

Written with Sharon on a big open porch: I hear some machine grinding away.  There’s blue sky with clouds, sun sometimes. I’m alone too much.  It started with COVID, but it doesn’t seem to end.  I don’t know what to … Continue reading

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More about Connection and Values

Written in writing group Tuesday night: Let’s see.  I wanted to write about the book Connection.  She talks about being connected to yourself first, then with important people in your life, then with issues and projects that are important to … Continue reading

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My Current Struggle

Writing with a friend I’ve been having a difficult time.  I don’t entirely know what’s going on for me.  I do get occasional hits of fear, and if they last a little I can stand back from myself and give … Continue reading

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Painful Relationships

Written with a friend. We wrote together for 20 minutes, and then shared. I have been reading about my relationship with my ex-husband Dana in my journal for the summer of 1996, and posted quite a bit about it.  See … Continue reading

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The Sweet Influence of Pleiades

Writing with Sharon.  We wrote for 20 minutes, then read and talked about what we wrote. Talking to Erica about Non-duality.  I find that my comfort with not knowing who I am, not having any “identity,” is actually a non-dual … Continue reading

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1996: Rules for Re-doing Life 101

I’m not sure where these ideas came from. They were on a piece of paper taped in the back of the notebook. They were written on March 4, so they should have been included in the post about Re-doing “Life … Continue reading

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Intense Work with Parts

Intense therapy session with Erica.  We did some parts work which I found very complex and confusing at the time, and I was upset when it ended.  But reading back over my notes, I was able to make a lot … Continue reading

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Alone, Cold, Empty

Written in writing group, Monday, March 18 Well.  What’s going on?  I’ve been scared a lot this morning.  Mostly I’m worried about not being able to deal with complex arrangements around my surgery.  Not having to do with the surgery … Continue reading

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