Here.
We’re still here though in a shifted experience of the ‘heres’ of our past.
We’re still reading.
We’re still writing.
We’re still passionate about creative writing.
We’re still committed to the intimacy of face-to-face, hand-to-hand, heart-to-heart gathering for the beautiful expression of words.
Truth is, we had all kinds of plans for the summer months of July and August. Including a big clean-out and furniture reorganization in the creative space. However, the pandemic continues to set boundaries for us. We are thrilled to keep our lease in the grand space that is the Coach House in Willistead, but the manor/houses are still closed to the public as social distancing is just not possible.
The great thing about dreams is that dreams are flexible. Sometimes, we need a gentle back bend towards something in the past that keeps revisiting – and we need to work out the details of why that thing is still there. Sometimes, we need a forward bend, nose-to-knees, to see just how great our knees are – that we have strong legs and endurance to keep us thriving even as our dreams shift.
What remains constant is that we keep writing. In whatever shape that looks like, during whatever amount of time we can give to our words – we can and will keep writing.
Over the weekend, I rewrote out my list of writing projects. I promised myself one thing: make the list reasonable, honest, short. The summer months move with the speed of fireflies – sometimes slow and slothy, other times whipping and bobbity. What the patterns of summer have taught us over and over is that these two months (8 weeks) fill up quickly and those writing dreams we feel so confident we’ll make come true in July quickly get shuffled into the bucket of towels, bathing suits, sand and sunscreen. Replaced with lazy afternoon naps, serendipitous visits (social distanced these days!), bike rides and reading.
It all counts. It all matters. Every experience can find new life on the page. Writers need to live big to write big.
And we need to be gentle with our summer dream writing plans. To make them possible during a time when play seems to be constantly beckoning us.
How we can continue to be inspired by each other:
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Mentoring – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Keep reading and writing, friends. Keep spreading love through your words.
It’s so good to hear from you Vanessa.Thank-you so much for the update!Mariette Everything is evolving,unfolding and becoming. My life is not the same as it was yesterday, and thank You, it will not be the same tomorrow. I move from good to greater good. Conditions in the outer world may change, but Your presence is constant and sure.
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Hey girl, what an incredibly odd summer eh? So much going on while at the same time everything has slowed down. I received your email and got excited at the fact we might do some writing together. I would love at some point to share some writing to get your thoughts and opinions on a path that might take me towards the goal of a book. Did i respond to that email? My brain wrote a whole one out but to be 100% honest and its hard to do bc most people don’t get it, but w Dissociative Identity Disorder you truly DO forget chunks of what you do at times. I find writing i don’t remember writing, i’ve sent emails to counsellors from a 13 year old alter that writes like a 13-year-old child lol! You think your life gets weird well holy shit, that’s a whooooole new level of terrifying! 😳😁 Thank GOD my counsellor is the most gentle, nurturing, caring woman who had worked in-patient w patients w DID so she understands how that works and the terror that rises when alters front without you having any clue they have done so. So you forget some chunks of your life but you also get confused what you just thought in your brain or discussed w your alters and actually having done something so i have no clue if i responded to that email in writing or not. And yes, that gives you just a sliver of an idea how complicated this can be bc there are many people i wouldn’t DARE ask if i sent the email bc they would think i am nuts! So you don’t send a second one in case you already sent one, but if you DIDN’T send one then they think you just ignored them!! Welcome to the nightmare! People get mad and you have noooo idea what you’ve done or not done. Lol!
Anyway, i’m hoping by September maybe we’re starting to get back to in-person get togethers again and if so and you open your little studio that i can come there and write. The rest of this summer i am pursuing and hopefully training a Therapy Dog! But by September i will looking to get back to writing i have left so long!
Ok, huge hugs my friend, hope your family is getting thru these times. Love ya!
Nancy
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