I agree with Celia, your writing has always felt healing to me too, Tiya. You seem to have that inner drive to want to experience wholeness. You help us envision what it could look like — even when it doesn’t seem to exist yet. And it’s endearing when you let us readers know that sometimes you have your doubts and the path is not clear.
This post got me wondering about the nature of healing. We often think of healing as bringing about a change that restores wholeness. But spiritually speaking, healing can also be the revealing of an inherent wholeness — a wholeness that always exists but may be temporarily unseen.
There are women writers who seem to know this truth in their souls. When I close my eyes, I see Edna Lewis in her field of sunflowers or Joy Harjo playing her sax. I know these women’s lives haven’t been smooth but they’ve learned to create from a timeless, loving center. Like you, I’m grateful to be given such beautiful elders to try to echo!
Wow, I have never thought about healing as the revelation of an inherent wholeness, so you have kind of blown my mind this morning. What a useful pivot away from thinking about brokenness, damage, and lack. Thank you, LC!
This is touching, LC. Thank you. And I want to second Alyssa's comment on your insight about the revelation of inner or preexisting wholeness. This morning my son had a music lesson; his (amazing) voice teacher was talking about the importance of seeing the whole body as an instrument and then recognizing that the resonant voice resulting from such wholeness can heal the self and others.
I agree with Celia, your writing has always felt healing to me too, Tiya. You seem to have that inner drive to want to experience wholeness. You help us envision what it could look like — even when it doesn’t seem to exist yet. And it’s endearing when you let us readers know that sometimes you have your doubts and the path is not clear.
This post got me wondering about the nature of healing. We often think of healing as bringing about a change that restores wholeness. But spiritually speaking, healing can also be the revealing of an inherent wholeness — a wholeness that always exists but may be temporarily unseen.
There are women writers who seem to know this truth in their souls. When I close my eyes, I see Edna Lewis in her field of sunflowers or Joy Harjo playing her sax. I know these women’s lives haven’t been smooth but they’ve learned to create from a timeless, loving center. Like you, I’m grateful to be given such beautiful elders to try to echo!
Wow, I have never thought about healing as the revelation of an inherent wholeness, so you have kind of blown my mind this morning. What a useful pivot away from thinking about brokenness, damage, and lack. Thank you, LC!
This is touching, LC. Thank you. And I want to second Alyssa's comment on your insight about the revelation of inner or preexisting wholeness. This morning my son had a music lesson; his (amazing) voice teacher was talking about the importance of seeing the whole body as an instrument and then recognizing that the resonant voice resulting from such wholeness can heal the self and others.
Christine Stansell?????
YES!!! She came out!