GIVE THE GIFT OF STORY
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Sandra’s book, The Story You Need to Tell, Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss is inspirational to anyone who reads it, but especially to those fortunate enough to read it in a group facilitated by Sandra.
Sandra Marinella’s The Story You Need to Tell is a collection of illuminating stories that show us the power of writing to transform our lives.
Sandra Marinella has written a wonderful guide for all those struggling to make sense of the story of their lives! It can serve as the perfect prescription for real healing.
The Story You Need to Tell is a beautifully written book with stories that inspire the readers to make their way through trauma, illness, loss, and hardship.
Sandra Marinella brings keen research skills, a brilliant storytelling voice and a distinguished teaching career to this cohesive guide for writing the unspeakable.
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JOURNAL PROMPTS
Invitations to Write
Choose any of these invitations. Try to write ten or more minutes. See where they take you. Do not edit or cross out. Just reach for your words. Choose one that makes you comfortable—or choose one that makes you slightly uncomfortable.
1. A Quote. George Saunders said, “What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.” Explore this thought. Is it true or not true for you?
2. Begin with these words: I was not designed to… and keep going until your inner times stops.
3. The kindness ledger. Write about a small kindness someone extended to you that changed your direction. Then write about a kindness you offered that you have never told anyone about.
4. A place you did not choose. Roz makes the wilderness her home. Write about a place — a house, a city, a hospital, a body — that you did not choose and that eventually became yours.
5. Facing a Storm. Roz goes out into a blizzard to help animals who called her a monster. Write about a time when you extended yourself for someone who had not been kind to you. Did it change things?
MONTHLY PROMPTS
INSPIRATION
