This the seventh in a series of poems from the “Write to Recover” group I facilitate. I put them together from phrases that resonate with me while participants read. I add nothing but punctuation and the occasional conjunction. This one is comprised of the words of five participants. Big, different color swirl -- My life … Continue reading Feel God and Sunshine
Emerging Voice
In the Beginning was The Word
Here's another poem written during grad school. This one is on the opening page of my thesis. In the beginning was The Word And The Word was with Silence And The Word was Silence. In the beginning was Voice. And the Voice was with Mother, And the Voice was Mother. It was with Mother in … Continue reading In the Beginning was The Word
Yes! I Will Speak
I stumbled across this poem today that I wrote two years ago during grad school. I don't remember writing it and it's far from the best poetry ever written. But it's fierce, and I like it. Yes, I will speak my truth although you tell me it's not true Yes, I will cry even though … Continue reading Yes! I Will Speak
Self, Reclaimed
18 months ago I did one of the hardest things I've ever made myself do. I sang in public. What made it so hard wasn't that I had never done this before, it was that I had. Many times. I started performing when I was very small. I was in school musicals where I usually … Continue reading Self, Reclaimed
Authentic Voice Project: Y is for Yes!
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 26 (Full Moon) Y is for Yes! This is the last post of the year-long Authentic Voice Project. I didn't always stay on schedule but I did make it through the whole … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: Y is for Yes!
Authentic Voice Project: W is for Wisdom
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 24 (New Moon) W is Wisdom How appropriate this word would fall on a holy day: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which also the auspicious 12/12/12. It is also the last … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: W is for Wisdom
Authentic Voice Project: V is for Voice
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 23 (Full Moon) V is for Voice Having a voice is embracing all questions and possibilities, accepting them all as part of the whole truth. It is feeling everything – pain and … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: V is for Voice
Authentic Voice Project: U is for Union
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 22 (New Moon) U is for Union Union = bring together, connect, to make one Yoga = from sanskrit word meaning union Religion = from Latin root ligare, meaning to bind together, … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: U is for Union
Authentic Voice Project: S is for Sin
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 19 (Full Moon) S is for Sin Next to Evil, I think Sin has to be my least favorite word. Sin... Born black with it. The inherent human state of it. Living … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: S is for Sin
Authentic Voice Project: P, Q, R is for Perfection reQuires Release
For redefinition, I was thrown back to myself, to my inner knowing… Marilyn Sewell, Cries of the Spirit The Authentic Voice Project: Week 18 (New Moon) P, Q, R is for Perfection reQuires Release (Six weeks behind... I'm playing catch up on this one!) “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything … Continue reading Authentic Voice Project: P, Q, R is for Perfection reQuires Release
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