You may have noticed that my Face Book posts this week are "wonder" quotes. I am writing with amazing and "wonder" full women for three weeks and I just can't keep all the excitement to myself.
Fall is falling all around us here in Upstate New York, with the wind blowing and the rain soon to follow. The leaves which are just beginning to turn will be blown off before they can dazzle our eyes with their spectacular color - or so it seems, and yet, in a few weeks, the magnificence of a Hudson Valley Autumn will be there to behold. Wonder of wonders.
So, even though you may not have signed up to write with me this course, open your eyes to all the wonder around you every day - and if you want to try your hand at it, take one of the quotes, carry it with you all day, and then, sit down and write three paragraphs, yup, just three, and post them here in the comments. Then sign up for one of the next courses which will be posted in just a few days.
Enjoy.
beverly a kipp
Quest House
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
An Epiphany
It came to me after weeks of not writing a single word. I was too tired for words. Too weary for feeling. I had nothing to say, nothing to write. This is what writer's call a "dry spell" I said to my "newly identified as a writer" self. I didn't pick up a pencil or go near the empty page of the computer. I was just plain empty of words to write about it. I was sure of it.
And there was no surprise really.
I had just had a total knee replacement. My eleven year grandson, Axel, had just moved in with me for his first year in middle school.
My church was, and is, struggling and I am considered by some to be a leader and by others to be a very large part of the problem.
My aunt has cancer.
I convinced myself that I was living the highs and lows of this ride satisfactorily and so I also convinced myself that I had no time to write, no energy to create sentences and really, that the joy and pain were enough. No words needed.
Sometimes living it is all you can do.
And then I had acupuncture. Simple acupuncture in an open setting. The gifted acupuncturist told me it was for general stress relief. In this inexpensive, clinic- like setting this session would not be aimed at my recovery. It would be just the garden variety, straightforward placement of little arrows of stainless steel in my empty of words, tired body. She told me they would not be aimed at my new knee. Just stress relief, from everyday stress.
I believed her. I climbed up on that table and closed my eyes and I had complete faith in the power of those little pinpricks to relieve my stress. I was totally unsuspecting.
And you know what those little stainless steel needles did to me? They opened up my tear ducts! Like rotor rooter open!! I walked out of that beautiful, quiet room where I had lay for a mere 30 minutes and I got in my car and much to my wonder I started to cry. For days the tears came to music and to the plight of my friends. I cried when I read a sappy story on Face Book and I cried when I read a prayer request from my struggling church. The tears came as my granddaughter opened birthday presents. And then, with the tears came something else. I had an epiphany.
I hadn't stopped writing because I have NOTHING to say. I had stopped writing because there are so many words waiting to get out of me that of I was afraid if I opened those floodgates I might just get swept away in the storm. But, guess what - it's too late. The archer hit her mark. So,
I have just had knee replacement surgery.
My grandson, my sweet sweet grandson, has just moved in with me.
My church is struggling.
My Aunt has cancer.
And I have been pierced with the needle of desire.....
A desire to write again,
Get ready. My tears are nearly all spilled, now, here come the words!!!!!!!!!!!.
And there was no surprise really.
I had just had a total knee replacement. My eleven year grandson, Axel, had just moved in with me for his first year in middle school.
My church was, and is, struggling and I am considered by some to be a leader and by others to be a very large part of the problem.
My aunt has cancer.
I convinced myself that I was living the highs and lows of this ride satisfactorily and so I also convinced myself that I had no time to write, no energy to create sentences and really, that the joy and pain were enough. No words needed.
Sometimes living it is all you can do.
And then I had acupuncture. Simple acupuncture in an open setting. The gifted acupuncturist told me it was for general stress relief. In this inexpensive, clinic- like setting this session would not be aimed at my recovery. It would be just the garden variety, straightforward placement of little arrows of stainless steel in my empty of words, tired body. She told me they would not be aimed at my new knee. Just stress relief, from everyday stress.
I believed her. I climbed up on that table and closed my eyes and I had complete faith in the power of those little pinpricks to relieve my stress. I was totally unsuspecting.
And you know what those little stainless steel needles did to me? They opened up my tear ducts! Like rotor rooter open!! I walked out of that beautiful, quiet room where I had lay for a mere 30 minutes and I got in my car and much to my wonder I started to cry. For days the tears came to music and to the plight of my friends. I cried when I read a sappy story on Face Book and I cried when I read a prayer request from my struggling church. The tears came as my granddaughter opened birthday presents. And then, with the tears came something else. I had an epiphany.
I hadn't stopped writing because I have NOTHING to say. I had stopped writing because there are so many words waiting to get out of me that of I was afraid if I opened those floodgates I might just get swept away in the storm. But, guess what - it's too late. The archer hit her mark. So,
I have just had knee replacement surgery.
My grandson, my sweet sweet grandson, has just moved in with me.
My church is struggling.
My Aunt has cancer.
And I have been pierced with the needle of desire.....
A desire to write again,
Get ready. My tears are nearly all spilled, now, here come the words!!!!!!!!!!!.
Monday, September 20, 2010
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!!
WALKING WITH WONDER and Wearing the WORD have been postponed by a week to accommodate two of our course mates.
The new starting date is September 27th. Room for just a few more in each course. Contact me at bkipp@frontiernet.net to sign up!
See previous post for details.
Hoping to hear from you.
Joyfully,
beverly
The new starting date is September 27th. Room for just a few more in each course. Contact me at bkipp@frontiernet.net to sign up!
See previous post for details.
Hoping to hear from you.
Joyfully,
beverly
Friday, September 10, 2010
FALL FOCUS PHRASE COURSE SCHEDULE
Radmacher Focus Phrase™ is a daily writing process which invites you to look at your day through the lens of awareness and intention. Participants are given a new phrase to work with each weekday for three consecutive weeks. Conscious attention during your day provides a means to capture the intricate moments of joy and wonder (or perhaps heartache or fear) that otherwise go unnoticed or unaddressed. Focus phrase allows you to set the course of your day. Rather than unconsciously riding the wave of work and play, you are attentive to the highs and lows, the ordinary moments and the extraordinary ones and to capture them by writing about them in your own words. In forwarding your reflection (no more than three paragraphs) to the moderator a mirror is held up for you to see anew the sentences and paragraphs that make up the story of your life.
QUEST HOUSE FALL 2010 OFFERINGS
WEARING THE WORD, based on Scripture passages, focuses on “clothing” yourself in the verses that we so often carry and in our hearts but do not necessarily wear in our actions or on our tongues.
The participants of the summer 2010 group found this course life-altering. For returning participants, there will be a new group of Scripture passages. Join us on this amazing journey and, for three weeks, immerse yourself in THE WORD. $129.
WALKING WITH WONDER
Pumpkins turning orange on the vine, ruby red apples waiting to be picked off the tree or turned into dessert, fall is a feast of colors and flavors. The WALKING WITH WONDER phrases will tickle your senses encouraging fun and fanciful writing.
This year, revel in the wonders of Autumn and take three weeks to record your revelations three paragraphs at a time. $129.
Both Courses start September 20th and end October 8th. Upon registering you will receive an email with the details of what you can expect from me ( regular, personal feedback) and what I expect from you ( commitment to daily writing ).
More information and testimonials can be found in previous blog entries.
Contact me, Beverly A. Kipp at bkipp@frontiernet.net to register, and for any questions. Your registration guarantees you a place in the course.
You are invited to follow my blogs at http://beverlykippquesthouse.blogspot.com
http://beverlykipp.blogspot.com
QUEST HOUSE FALL 2010 OFFERINGS
WEARING THE WORD, based on Scripture passages, focuses on “clothing” yourself in the verses that we so often carry and in our hearts but do not necessarily wear in our actions or on our tongues.
The participants of the summer 2010 group found this course life-altering. For returning participants, there will be a new group of Scripture passages. Join us on this amazing journey and, for three weeks, immerse yourself in THE WORD. $129.
WALKING WITH WONDER
Pumpkins turning orange on the vine, ruby red apples waiting to be picked off the tree or turned into dessert, fall is a feast of colors and flavors. The WALKING WITH WONDER phrases will tickle your senses encouraging fun and fanciful writing.
This year, revel in the wonders of Autumn and take three weeks to record your revelations three paragraphs at a time. $129.
Both Courses start September 20th and end October 8th. Upon registering you will receive an email with the details of what you can expect from me ( regular, personal feedback) and what I expect from you ( commitment to daily writing ).
More information and testimonials can be found in previous blog entries.
Contact me, Beverly A. Kipp at bkipp@frontiernet.net to register, and for any questions. Your registration guarantees you a place in the course.
You are invited to follow my blogs at http://beverlykippquesthouse.blogspot.com
http://beverlykipp.blogspot.com
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