Archive for June, 2010

One of my favorite things to do is create and facilitate new workshops.  This summer I am so excited to be presenting a series of workshops called “Telling your Truths: a Memoir Workshop.”  I will be teaching all 3 of these sessions at the Heritage Palms Country Club located near Jefferson and Fred Waring.  Even if you cannot attend all 3 workshops, just attending one will boost your writing to a new level.  Not only will you be inspired to master your craft, but in the process you will get to meet and spend time with some other really great women.  The workshop on June 30 will feature 4 subsections: Defining your memoir, Practical ways to get started, The form of your memoir and The what, why and how of your truth.  The cost of these workshops are $65.00 and they run from 9-1, and it includes a delicious luncheon as well!  For an even better deal, prepay for all 3 and pay only $55.00 per workshop!  To register for the June 30 or July 12 or August 18 workshop send an email to tlceducator@yahoo.com

I always forget how metaphorical a journey can be.  I think that is why writing my memoirs is so good for me.  Instead of focusing on the end result, I can get lost-beautifully lost-along the way.  If  I’m not too careful or too analytical or too self-critical of what I’m doing, I can become immersed in the process of remembering and re-creating.  Memories become feelings, and feelings become treasures to be savored.

When you journal for your memoir and when you look at memories of your past, you find that you are living in a moment that connects you to a larger sense of time, a clearer glimpse of what is important.  Even if it seems that your focus is merely on photographs, paper and words, in the big picture sense, you are connecting with your memories, with your own creativity, and, most important, with the Source of all that is…past, present and future!

Today I just finished a session 1 class and was touched by my students.  I love to see my students comfortable enough to open up to share the hard times of our lives or those things we consider to be secrets.  Today one of my students shared a beautiful story about something that she considered an embarrassment that she has been carrying around all of her life.  Her story that she shared was not only moving but beautifully written.  As she shared her story we all had tears in our lives as she finished.  I was so proud of her and I felt as if she had given me a gift for sharing such a beautiful story of her life.  Are you ready to open yourself up to a higher level of community?  First of all find a safe place to share and when you do you will see that sharing your story is not only beneficial to you, but to those you share it with.  Try to share your story with someone you care about this week!