What is Your Abiding Question?
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https://writingcooperative.com/what-is-your-abiding-question-fdfeec94b4f
#personalnarrative #creativity #psychology #corestory #narrativetheme
In 1993, as my friend Pat was dying from cancer, I wrote in my journal to ground myself. When she read it, she made me promise to publish it, insisting our friendship could help others. I kept that promise. Years later, a stranger's phone call proved Pat was right about the power of words written from love.
#Writing #Friendship #PersonalNarrative #WritersOfMastodon
https://medium.com/@AngieMangino/writing-from-love-6cd01d23b1fd?sk=d86defc4e09e1cebd597a800bfa621b4
"Turns out Google made up an elaborate story about me"
https://bsky.app/profile/bennjordan.bsky.social/post/3lxojrbessk2z
#HackerNews #GoogleStory #Exposé #TechTruth #PersonalNarrative #OnlinePrivacy #SocialMediaDrama
Want to tell stories that captivate and connect? Use Moth techniques: share true, high-stakes moments, show your transformation, and paint vivid scenes. Make your audience feel every word. #Storytelling #MothStories #PersonalNarrative
https://paminy.com/how-to-master-personal-storytelling-proven-moth-techniques-for-memorable-stories/
Richard Runyon launches 'Storybook' web series, revealing personal journey through immersive storytelling and original music. First episode 'Growing Pains' now streaming, promising raw and authentic narrative experience. #Storytelling #PersonalNarrative
My Mother's Abortion(s) — What it was like, and why we can't go back.
Mom died in 2019 but she wanted her story told as widely as possible.
Please share with everyone you know. Thank you.
#abortion #choice #womensrights #feminism #personalnarrative #history
How Could We Feel Hurt If We Didn’t First Feel Love?
Like the rest of America, I’ve been considering the ethical nature of the choices made by Gypsy Rose. Her story resonates with me, and I think with others, because those closest to her caused so much harm and she took a stand in an extremely dramatic and violent way. Both she and her mother invoke feelings of rejection, frustration, anger, sadness, forgiveness, injustice, and vengeance.
While on completely different levels, we all understand at least some of those feelings in some way or another. Many of us have faced an abuser, many of us have faced family difficulties, many of us have had to mold ourselves in the image that our parents wanted for themselves.
Growth is something that, in my opinion, Gypsy Rose wasn’t able to experience. She was trapped, and when we are unable to flourish and are repressed, it’s possible we begin to make decisions that don’t turn out well and at times have consequences that are lasting in ways we may have never expected.
Another captivating aspect of her story is how we often assign the roles of villain and hero to her. We are captivated because it echoes our own struggle with ethical values. We grapple to make sense of this, and as a result, we are drawn to stories like these that resonate with our emotions and make us ponder and question our own judgment.
My family will always bring a smile and a tug at my heart simultaneously. This is not a post about anything I hold against them, on the contrary. Oftentimes, it’s so easy to still love those that hurt us so deeply, to feel the effects of their harm and still feel what we perceive or hope or perhaps even is Love.
While looking through my 250,000+ pictures, I saw these pictures form a road trip from 21 years ago, and I love these. While I have deep feelings of frustration towards my grandfather for being a Jehovah’s Witness elder and guiding the family as a patriarch into the religion long before I was born, I also saw him as a loving grandfather, someone who loved adventure, someone who loved to study and research and grow, someone who dreamed and taught me how to be passionate. I’m thankful that I have beautiful memories that preceded the pain I feel today.
My grandpa and I visiting the Biodome in 2003.The Biodome#ArchiveWasPublic_ #CopingStrategies #EmotionalDepth #EmotionalGrowth #EmotionalHealing #EmotionalIntelligence #EmotionalResilience #EmotionalWellness #EmpatheticUnderstanding #Empowerment #EthicalDilemmas #FacingChallenges #FamilyBonds #FamilyConflicts #FamilyDynamics #FamilyLessons #GrowthMindset #HealingJourney #HumanExperience #HumanResilience_ #InnerJourney #InnerPeace #InnerStrength #InspirationalStories #LearningFromLife #LifeChanging #LifeInsights #LifeLessons #mentalHealth #NavigatingEmotions #OvercomingAdversity #OvercomingObstacles #PersonalGrowth #PersonalNarrative #PersonalReflections #personalStruggles #PsychologicalGrowth #PsychologicalHealing #psychologicalInsights #ReflectiveWriting #RelationshipDynamics #Resilience #SelfImprovement #SelfAwareness #SelfCare #SelfDiscovery #SurvivorStories #TransformationalExperiences #TrueLifeStories #UnderstandingRelationships #WisdomSharing
"The way forward had to be with open eyes and with hearts exposed to injury. We’d seen the price we paid when we failed to bear witness."
Amory Rowe Salem writes a beautiful new essay for Longreads about family firsts, learning to love and lose, and taking care of chickens: https://longreads.com/2024/01/09/hope-feathers-chickens-parenting-loss/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Essay #PersonalNarrative #Parenting #Loss #Chickens
Read our insightful blog with Paddy Docherty on crafting your personal narrative. Harvard Business Review revealed how even accomplished professionals struggle with this essential skill. Imagine the potential when you master it early in your career! In a professional world where introductions matter, Paddy provides valuable tips to make that vital first impression. https://bit.ly/ELBlog-Paddy
#PersonalNarrative #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #Networking #EmpLifeBlog
When I share personal stories like this, what tag should I use?
#Memoir ?
#PersonalNarrative ?
#Storytime ?
#CreativeNonfiction ?
#Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip is a worthy followup for anyone who discovered #Beavers through 2019's #Eager by Ben Goldfarb. It's not for the squeamish, as one reads quite a lot about trapping. But one gets a perspective on the beaver's role in #AmericanHistory, and on the people who respect beavers. A readable #PersonalNarrative in the tradition of #NewJournalism. https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/leila-philip/beaverland/9781538755198/
