The Centennial Edition!

For blog #100, I asked readers to share what writing to heal means to them in 100 words or less. Thank you Lindy, Jerome and Kim. Your words are a gift to all of us! And thank you to every person who has supported this journey, and in that support, who has supported me. 

I coupled the words below with a musical piece, "Weaving" by Connor Chee. I recommend playing his piece while you read the words below.

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Writing to Heal to me means writing from the soul.  Journaling is

a way to cope,

a way to address sorrow

a way to remember joy

a way to focus on wonderful memories and ongoing love. 

Without journaling, some of these thoughts would stay locked inside and perhaps overlooked, forgotten or even repressed. 

Writing to heal is indeed that; a process the involves healing and growing with new strengths discovered.

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Writing to Heal means finding whichever artistic medium speaks to us and using it to uncover and understand the truths of the world. If we all took the time to do this in a genuine way geared towards discovery and growth, we could end up healthier and happier as a society. Much of the division around is comes from each person living in their own silo of self-truth and we often forget to truly listen and empathize with the others who have different views.

 

My challenge to myself and all of us… 

Let’s listen to each other in a non-judgmental way.

Let’s accept that diversity of viewpoints is actually an asset and we don’t need to convince everyone to think like we do.  

In this same direction, we can use writing and the various arts as ways to express, share and grow together. 

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Writing to heal provides a moment to reflect on current events without biased judgement, to focus on amazingly strong individuals and their contributions to our society.

Writing to heal is a reminder that humanity can be about love, compassion and respect, or simply the quiet reflection on movement or nature and the lessons we learn from all of this.

Writing to heal reminds me of the good that remains in this world and that I am part of a beautiful larger community.

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heal all that ails mind, soul, and spirit.

one pen-stroke at a time

we place words gently upon a paper, a simple act

of love

of resilience

of testifying

“I am”

“We are”

“Beauty is restored”