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Dear Difference Maker,
Thinking of you at the start of this very special time of year with the delightful photographic artistry of Bobbie Osborne‘s Granny Wack Series.
Indulge yourself.
Take just 60 seconds for a good old fashioned chuckle or two and then share with those you think of …
Grab a cup of jo and enJoy your eGreeting Card here.
Reaching out …
Write. Write. Write.
WRITING IS AN AGE-OLD METHOD OF COMMUNICATION that facilitates clarity and feelings and has the potential to heal and open communication. Write to yourself. Write your parents a letter that begins, ”Dear Mom and Dad, What I’ve always wanted to tell you is ______.”
Get those feelings out one way or another. Send the letter or bum it.
When writing about the past, remember you are the one who is stuck in the time warp. While you are writing about something that happened in 1958, your parents are in the here and now. The most they can do for you is apologize. You will only cause more pain and separation if you use attack as a means to heal the past with them. You must do your own leg work to heal whatever was hurt deep inside of you. This task is for you; it’s what builds your self-esteem and heals the cycles of failure that you carry into today. What matters is finishing the business of the past and bringing relationships up to date. Bringing your feelings to paper helps release them
If you are an educator or parent, have your children keep a journal. Give them assignments to write about their feelings or thoughts in non-structured, as well as structured, formats. Write your children back. You will see a dramatic difference in their performance when you establish a relationship through writing.
As in this lifetime there is one great
flowing process with a beginning, a middle
and an ending, so with our letters.
Start with the pen firmly on the paper,
pause a moment to feel where you are
and remain fully present
throughout the entire process.
-FRANCES MANOLA
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(if it doesn’t fill your screen)