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October 2006
LifeJournal Newsletter
October, 2006
Thanks to many of you
who sent me e-mail wishing me a speedy recovery with my broken leg.
Your good wishes seem to be working: I've advanced to a half cast, am
still using crutches, but I'm much more mobile. Not dancing yet, but
give me a couple of more weeks!
This month's newsletter has an article for those who want to hone their
writing skills. Sheila Bender, our LifeJournal for Writers partner,
has offered "Three Servings from a Writing Buffet," which are three
quotes each followed by questions and suggestions to jump start your
writing. Sheila --author, poet, and writing coach--is offering a
writing contest with cash and other prizes. Learn more about it in the
announcement below.
And finally, let me
suggest a link to a short, head-clearing video that you might be
interested in using when you want to change your perspective and feel
more centered before sitting down to write.
Sincerely,
Ruth Folit
Chronicles Software Company
Table of Contents
Three Servings from a Writing Buffet by Sheila Bender
Writing Contest Announcement
Get Centered with a Brief Audio/Video
How To Purchase LifeJournal
Three Servings from a Writing Buffet by Sheila Bender
"When I was seven, I
said to my mother, may I close my door? And she said, yes, but why do
you want to close your door? And I said because I want to think. And
when I was eleven, I said to my mother, may I lock my door? And she
said, yes, but why do you want to lock your door? And I said because I
want to write." --Dorothy West
Writing Idea
What is a significant
question you asked a parent in your childhood? What was the question as
you asked it? What was the answer? What was an ensuing question? What
was the answer? What do you remember of the topic after the asking?
Where do you (or you and the parent) stand on it today?
***
"C.G. Jung says that
we know everything we know by way of images, that an image is the
functional equivalent of an idea. And a Jungian would say that these
images breaking through the barrier are constellating themselves,
presenting themselves for our consideration." --Pat Holt II, "Requiem
for the Outline," WOE, Spring 2001
Writing Idea
List images from the
memory of something you loved and lost. Write a conversation between
these images and see where it goes. For instance, if you lost a
favorite ring, list images of the ring and of the place you lost it, of
the day or period in your life. Let the sink drain talk to the diamond
or the platinum band or allow the cart you delivered newspapers in talk
to the porch of the old lady's house where you tossed the paper close
to the door so she could pick it up easily.
***
"Confusion is a rich
source, I said. You can write from that, if you pay close attention,
coax a speaking voice out from the snarl of it." --Kim Stafford, The Muses Among Us
Writing Idea
Think about something
that confuses you--what someone meant by something they said,
contradictions between religious training and what people actually do,
the difference between what you say and what you do, how to approach
the stage of life you are in. See if you can hear the voice that is
emerging and the wisdom it might bring along with it.
Writing Contest Announcement
Sheila Bender's
Writing It Real, an online magazine for those who write from personal
experience, announces an essay contest. For full details about cash and
other prizes, submission rules, deadline, and more go to: http://www.writingitreal.com/contest.html.
Get Centered with a Brief Audio/Video
Sometime when I'm
about to journal, I need to settle in and get centered and see things
from a constructive point of view. For a short (about 2 minute) upbeat
video with beautiful images, peaceful music, and a positive message, I
recommend going to http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/starshine.html. Now, start writing!
End Quotes:
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."-Aristotle
"The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it."-Benjamin Disraeli
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