My strength is there to remind me that I am more than what I feel in any given moment.
Hi V, Sounds like you're dealing with a lot of stuff deep inside of you - I can see why that would be scary. Your last post said a lot about how ready you are for what comes next - particularly the realization (reminder?) that one moment should not define you...
I don't like to teach fiction writing, but I did have to do that once when I was a graduate student - and the one piece of advice I heard myself giving the students over and over again was not to believe that they think of their writing while their writing it - but to let it be - and come back to it later if necessary - and then see what works, what doesn't - which seemed to be more obvious when one allowed oneself to step away from the frenzy (real or implied) of inspiration. I think the same can be said for how we take to seeing ourselves - to accepting the end of a marriage as part of a period of revelation - since there are many moments that emerge when a relationship dies - but none of those moments are "true" all on their own - each moment of revelation and understanding is just a part of the new whole that we're piecing together as ourselves...though I don't believe (thankfully) that it's ever a puzzle that reveals a complete picture - only meaningful vignettes.
