Thank you Megan! I'm doing the Timeline prompt at the end of chapter one in a few chunks of time. My first stab at it I did too much all at once, even with just the "one word". But I know this is going to be a helpful exercise for me. Two of my underlined/highlighted ideas from chapter one - (if this is not how you intend for us to use this space, please let me know...): From page 33: "one by one I moved memories around like they were part of a 10,000 piece puzzle" - this is exactly how I can foresee my memoir finally coming together out there in the future someday. I finally understand that I just need to keep recording them as they come to me, and worry about the structure of it all later. Page 37: "This is about becoming curious about the stories within you, listening to them with an open heart, and releasing them without judgment onto the page to reflect on as a compassionate witness of your life." SO MUCH here for me. There are memories I will write that will never be in my memoir, but it is worth every bit of effort to be my own "compassionate witness".
That prompt is definitely one to take your time with. Pace yourself as needed. Looking. Forward to hearing what it awakens in you! This memory is is puzzle work for sure! You’re doing a wonderful job listening and leaning in.
Thank you Megan! I'm doing the Timeline prompt at the end of chapter one in a few chunks of time. My first stab at it I did too much all at once, even with just the "one word". But I know this is going to be a helpful exercise for me. Two of my underlined/highlighted ideas from chapter one - (if this is not how you intend for us to use this space, please let me know...): From page 33: "one by one I moved memories around like they were part of a 10,000 piece puzzle" - this is exactly how I can foresee my memoir finally coming together out there in the future someday. I finally understand that I just need to keep recording them as they come to me, and worry about the structure of it all later. Page 37: "This is about becoming curious about the stories within you, listening to them with an open heart, and releasing them without judgment onto the page to reflect on as a compassionate witness of your life." SO MUCH here for me. There are memories I will write that will never be in my memoir, but it is worth every bit of effort to be my own "compassionate witness".
That prompt is definitely one to take your time with. Pace yourself as needed. Looking. Forward to hearing what it awakens in you! This memory is is puzzle work for sure! You’re doing a wonderful job listening and leaning in.
Is the zoo. Presentation open to all? My wife is interested in attending. She’s got some serious repressed memory trauma issues from early Bill
Gothard purity culture stuff and would like to write about it to help others. But how do you write about something you don’t remember?