Comments on: Lighter

By: anne

anne — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:20:53 +0000

will you think it’s weird when you come over next time and I have this photo framed and hanging on my wall??? CUTEST COUPLE IN THE WORLD! Love you two!

By: Renate

Renate — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:46:45 +0000

Sweet Christine, you are what you are, as a result of what you have experienced. And what you are, is what you have to offer others, in your writing and otherwise. Not only the hurtful experiences, the pain, fear or whatever. But also the light, the joy, the going onward. You are NOT defined by only the darkness that may be in your past, but also by the light, then and today. Everything about is valid and serious and worth sharing.
Really.

By: Jill Nalette

Jill Nalette — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:42:56 +0000

ahh, beautifully writen. i hope to spend sometime together at squam.
Be well and let in all the joy your heart can carry!!!
Love, Hugs and Smiles,
Jill
nalettejm@yahoo.com

By: rowena

rowena — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:04:20 +0000

This is a very interesting discussion.
Why do we feel the need to hold onto those old painful stories? To expose the heart of it? To bleed onto the page.
I know for a long time that’s what I did. I wanted to hold onto the pain. I wanted to let it out so it didn’t have a hold on me. But then, I think also, I was afraid to let it go. When I wrote about my childhood traumas, they were mine. I could explore them. I could understand them. I could examine them like a bug under a glass– one that was still kicking on that pin.
And then came a day when I was just tired of dredging through the dirt. And I stopped.
I just let it go.
Let me tell you, those painful memories have faded since then. I am no longer actively reliving those hard times. They still make me who I am, but they are distant and fuzzy.
I think I was afraid I would lose the memories. I was afraid the pain wouldn’t be real.
Now that I have pretty much lost the memory and let the pain become just a shadow… I can move on. I’m still me, and the pain I had is just as valid as when I was living it, it’s just not torturing me anymore.

By: hazelnutcottage

hazelnutcottage — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:24:12 +0000

…i too am dealing with letting go (and for me, forgiveness…) thank you for sharing your heart…

By: Shari

Shari — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:08:00 +0000

Joy serves too!

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:19:29 +0000

will be back to read more, but until then, just had to say I LOVE this photo xoxo

By: sunny

sunny — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:56:16 +0000

I think you’ve turned a very big corner. It takes courage to let go of your story and move into the light but it’s a much more fun place to live!

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:08:41 +0000

ahhh…you had me at hello…you are truly swell, girlface. whatever darkness there is/was has served you well to create the light & wonderful person you are. Linda

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:32:01 +0000

well here’s the thing– you are one of the FUNNIEST– naturally funny– people I have ever met. So, I love this sea change– and, I’m all about the stories that make me laugh– as my Nana would say, “don’t take me to any dramas, if it’s not a comedy, I’m not interested–” BRING ON THE FUNNY, sistah!