It is necessary to write ...How else, indeed, to clap the net
over the butterfly of the moment?
~ Vita Sackville-West
If one of your New Year's
resolutions is to put your most meaningful experiences into words for others (or even yourself) to read, don't miss out on the Gift of Memoir, a nine-session class that will give you tools, guidance, structure, accountability, and a supportive community to cheer you on and celebrate—as well as enjoy—your written accomplishments.
There are three spots left, and we begin this Thursday morning.
Your first zine of 2016 will arrive tomorrow—and remember, I love suggestions...
Love and
light,
Maureen
THE GIFT OF
MEMOIR
Three spots left!
(Telling Our Most Meaningful Stories; Preserving Family History; The Art of Memoir)
Our life stories are a precious legacy. Putting them
in writing is a gift to all who know and love us—they can be treasured and enjoyed for generations to come. It is also a gift to ourselves. As best-selling author Rachel Naomi Remen says in her book Kitchen Table Wisdom, facts bring us to knowledge, but stories bring us to wisdom. If you are interested in writing family and/or personal life stories—those significant tales of adventure, transition, love, loss, and triumph, as well as lovely everyday moments from times past or the present,
come learn specific tools and techniques to retrieve and record them.
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Recreation Center, 1000 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, 28204. Click here for map.
WHEN: Thursday mornings, 10:00 a.m. – noon January 7 and 21
February 4 and 18
March 3 and 17
April 7 and 21
May 5
MAUREEN RYAN GRIFFIN, an award-winning poetry and nonfiction writer, is the author of Spinning Words into Gold, a Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Writing, a grief workbook entitled I Will Never Forget You, and two collections of poetry, This Scatter of Blossoms and When the Leaves Are in the Water. She believes, as author Julia Cameron says, "We are meant to midwife dreams for one another."
Maureen also believes that serious "word
work" requires serious WordPlay, as play is how we humans best learn—and perform. What she loves best is witnessing all the other dreams that come true for her clients along the way. Language, when used with intentionality and focus, is, after all, serious fuel for joy. Here's to yours! |
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