Mona’s Blog

Under Construction

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:03:56 -0800

I am shutting down my blog for awhile
to hopefully revamp it on another site.
Thanks for the clicks.
Faithful friends are the building blocks of life.
If I haven’t said it lately,
your support means a lot.
Blessings!
Mona

Melded

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 16:23:00 -0800

One voice
One story
All we can lay claim to
Our own

Magnified
By a listening ear
Tumbling thoughts
Grounded

Relinquished
This inner ache
Lost in the telling
Replaced

One voice
One story
Melded
Alone no more

A Skeleton

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:25:01 -0700

A skeletal writer is not a hallowed literary commodity, I am finding. I like succinct. The world likes details. A conundrum for me.

To put more flesh on the bones of a book - ligaments, muscle, skin, nerve endings - a story with blood flowing, bringing life to the characters and scenes. A story enriched, vibrant, whole.

In principle, I get it.
In reality, I must learn the craft - stretch - grow...

Epiphany

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:55:32 -0700

The Reformed Rescuer’s Creed
Decisions...
I can’t make them for someone else.
Nor change them.
Nor fix them.

Consequences...
I can’t stop them for someone else.
Nor take them away.
Nor reverse them.

The realization sinks into my heart.
Still hoping. Still praying.
But letting go.

Awakening

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Last week I attended the annual World Burn Congress in Providence, Rhode Island. To describe it as a love-fest feels too hippyish, but the sense of community fostered certainly operates as an incubator for warm fuzzies, growth and healing.

That sense is never more prevalent than in the open mic sessions. Sometimes brutal, often raw and heart-wrenching, the stories that unfold fall on ears attune to the layers of grief and sadness weaved through the narratives. Some moments overwhelm the auditorium but the incubator doesn’t falter.

Because finding one’s voice is an awakening, a colossal first step toward acknowledging often years of repressed feelings erupting through a mist of denial. The dawning of recovery requires bravery. Seeks hope. Savors a hug of encouragement... The knowing is sacred.