From: Dear Me: A Collection of Letters Addressed to Various Aspects of My Self … ©Dorothy Chiotti, Aimwell CreativeWorks 2013 ~*~ The third letter in a series addressed to my critical Self. The date is the actual date it was written as a free writing, and freeing, exercise. July 10, 2013 Dear Critical One ~ Perhaps you have noticed … More The Critical One: The Third Letter in a Series …
As part of my healing process I’ve been writing letters to different aspects of my Self that need resolution. So far I have published a complete series to “The Panicked One.” Another series to “The Guarded One” is in progress. Recently, I embarked on a series of letters to “The Critical One.” I know I … More The Critical One: The First and Second Letters in a Series …
It’s Free Write Friday (well, Saturday for me, now) and Kellie Elmore has issued a most intriguing prompt: … use your choice of lines as your prompt. They can be the ending lines of your favorite book, or a favorite poem…whichever moved you the most. You may begin your work with the lines, or simply … More #FWF Free Write Friday: Famous Last Words …
~*~ A free writing exercise inspired by a dream … Trust and the Broken Four-Year-Old The light had gone from her eyes by the time she was four. A vacuous wary stare filled the big, dark eyes with an expression of distrust. “I cannot trust you,” she seemed to say. Not a word was spoken … More Trust and the Broken Four-Year-Old
Six weeks or so ago I had a dream. It remained vivid in my consciousness after I awoke so I wrote it down and shared it later with my therapist. It occurred to us both, during our discussion, that this dream was introducing to me another aspect of my Self looking for some resolution. This … More Letters to The Guarded One …
How often has your life with all its good intentions and dreams been hijacked by some aspect of your Self with whom you just haven’t been able to connect? Mine has. Many times. So many, in fact, that four years ago I finally enlisted the help of a good therapist to lead me to a … More Dear Me: A Collection of Letters Addressed to Various Aspects of My Self
The #Free Write Friday Prompt from Kellie Elmore this week is about running away; finding your freedom from something that stands in your way. Here’s my offering. (And I promise to write something more prose-like soon.) Thanks for visiting … Dorothy 🙂 * Run Away Run away? I don’t think so I’ve done all the running … More #Free Write Friday: Run Away
Planted early, the Seed of Doubt Sprouts of innocence, feigning Constructive criticism Beneath the guise of Concern, when all is but The grasping tentacle of Another’s insecurities. It Binds and strangles The tender blossom born Of love, all the While adopting the Stance of the treasured, Indispensable Flower in the Garden of Creativity. With stealth it … More The Seed of Doubt
Shedding Light on the Family Tree 