the stories waiting inside
Tell Your Story tattoos (and happy bracelets) are in the shop
There are a few stories currently on a list in my head that are insisting on becoming words on the page. When this happens, I open up my favorite green Smash journal and add them to the "stories I want to tell" list.
Adding bits and pieces to this list feels really important; otherwise, the stories seem to fly through me. From the words Ellie Jane says to the bits of memories from long ago that will arrive unannounced, I keep adding snippets of stories to the list.
Tonight, somewhere in the softness I'm trying to find these days and the quiet that arrives after she goes to bed, all I can think about is writing the story of what it really means to have someone catch you.
An invitation: If you don't already, begin to make a list of the stories waiting inside you. Stories from today, last week, and even 30 years ago. It is time...
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (3)
I can't wait to read. And I really must learn to do this Liz. I am an expert and finding the idea and letting if fly away.
Mmmm, love this idea. I have a (sorely neglected) Smash book I could never quite figure out what I wanted to do with--perhaps a storycatcher would be just right. Either way, thank you for this--the image (quiet strength; those words are like arteries), the idea, the youness of it all. Happy day to you. xo
I've never heard of a Smash Journal. Now I think I MUST have one. Maybe I need two!
I love the picture above. May I use it on an upcoming program I'm making for my writing group's recital? Whom should I credit?
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