Keep bouncing back
and thank you for being here
All at once the Truth Spills out onto the page Nothing to stop me other than Aunt Phoebe*— “You can’t write that!” Sure I can... I have the right to write A mantra I rerun (thank you Julia Cameron) to keep me
back to my practice
“Telling the truth on the page, like telling the truth in a relationship, always takes you deeper.”
—Julia Cameron
*My inner judge
When I started Run to Write over 2 years ago it was my hope to build a community bursting with kindness, curiosity, courage, and conversation. Reading your messages and poems, hearing what’s happening in your life, and receiving notes— I believe we are cultivating that community.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for being YOU.
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I’m thrilled you have found this little space and community on Substack. Please let me know in the comments where you’re reading from and what you’re practicing.
Take good care,
Julie
P.S. Every word I post and poem I craft is written by me. No AI. If that changes, I’ll be sure to tell you.
Speak truth to power
And “they” will lose their status
Including “Aunt Phoebe”.
Thanks Julie for reminding us how powerful is truth telling. So powerful, in fact, that we must summon great “courage” to see it, let alone, speak it. Perhaps, that is why the “truth sets one free”. Courage is the prime mover for everything else that is important….
♥️