You know that feeling when a connection suddenly clicks in your mind? It is enlightening, almost joyful. I have even experienced it to be mind-boggling. Connections can be and are made all the time, connections that weave our world and those in it together. Connections - like the strands of a spider's web - bond … Continue reading The Word vs. my words
Author: Joanna Tebbs Young
Introducing “Dear Joanna”
Have a journaling question? Wondering what expressive writing is or the benefits of it? Or what Authentic Voice might be? Or even what paper or pen is best? Ask me here. I will answer in the form of a blog post unless it doesn't seem appropriate to do so (for confidentiality reasons). Thanks for writing! … Continue reading Introducing “Dear Joanna”
Hungry fingers. Or, What brings you joy.
This is going to be one of those posts where I just start writing in order to figure out what I'm going to write about. Which, dear writerly friends, is a very good way to start writing. Just write something. Anything. You'll get where you need to go in just a little while. October has … Continue reading Hungry fingers. Or, What brings you joy.
Burning Rage
This is a very personal post. It is the result of trauma that occurred because my voice was muted. I see this “dream” and the writing of it is as the whisper of my returning voice (a loud stage whisper, perhaps?). Rage, which is a socially unacceptable emotion, especially for women, is coming forward and … Continue reading Burning Rage
A Comment about Comments
Dear Readers, I love comments and I love to hear from my valued readers! However, as this my personal blog , I retain the right to refuse approval of any comment that may appear off-topic, offensive, attacking, or inappropriate to me and my readers. Trolling* will result in an immediate block from commenting in the … Continue reading A Comment about Comments
Taking your Shadow for a Ride
I don't claim to be a poet AT ALL. However, when starting to write up a recent dream this is how it wanted to be written... who am I to argue?! Shadow I took my Shadow for a ride. He’s heavy and oh, so very black. I tell him, Shadow, you’re too big for me … Continue reading Taking your Shadow for a Ride
Workshop Announced: Natural Wisdom
Natural Wisdom: Writing and Art as Spiritual Voice Sundays, October 2, 9, 16, 23; 12-2PM Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, Vermont The trill of birdsong, the crash of waves… the exquisite voice of Mother Earth. How does the language of nature speak to you and inspire your own voice? In this 4-week workshop we will … Continue reading Workshop Announced: Natural Wisdom
Trust the Process (pt 10): Hiding
My natural inclination is to introversion. I usually choose to be alone rather than in a crowd. However, at my first two Goddard College's residencies for the Individualized Master's program I went against my own grain. I squeezed in around full lunch tables, joined in conversations in lounges, and laughed over movie showings late (for … Continue reading Trust the Process (pt 10): Hiding
One City, One Prompt
On October 29th, 2011 I am honored to be facilitating a community event in Rutland, Vermont which is part of a larger national/international* project called One City, One Prompt (see Events tab for more details). It is a project of the Transformative Language Arts Network (tlanetwork.org), which in this, its inception year, is taking place in more than … Continue reading One City, One Prompt
Dear Fearful Ones…
I offer you another recycled post about facing Fear. I wrote this two years ago during a time of transition. In hindsight I can see that 2009 was a pivotal year for me when I was learning that trying to control life (and the emotions that arise in response to it) is like trying to … Continue reading Dear Fearful Ones…
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