http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/ How to write memoir - Writing Mother Memoir - Keeping Spirits Alive Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-940 admin Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:12 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-940 Debi - thanks for your insightful words regarding Laura's post. Putting one's pain and confusion in writing eases the burden, while allowing connections with others on a most intimate level. Laura has done us all a service. Debi – thanks for your insightful words regarding Laura’s post. Putting one’s pain and confusion in writing eases the burden, while allowing connections with others on a most intimate level. Laura has done us all a service.

]]> http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Debi Blood Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:39 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-939 Laura, thank you so much for steering me to this blog. I'm all for dragging one's pain kicking and screaming out into the sunlight, examining it, prodding it with the toe of our shoes if necessary - anything to understand and overcome it. Brava for doing just that! Laura, thank you so much for steering me to this blog. I’m all for dragging one’s pain kicking and screaming out into the sunlight, examining it, prodding it with the toe of our shoes if necessary – anything to understand and overcome it. Brava for doing just that!

]]> http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-901 admin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:54:08 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-901 Hi Laura, I think it's wonderful when writing from the heart brings about positive responses from people who have been touched by your writing. Hi Laura, I think it’s wonderful when writing from the heart brings about positive responses from people who have been touched by your writing.

]]> http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Laura McHale Holland Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:50:08 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-899 I very much appreciate your positive, supportive thoughts. This essay prompted a friend on facebook to share her reflections on the lasting pain of her nephew's suicide. Her family established a foundation in his name to help prevent suicide. I very much appreciate your positive, supportive thoughts. This essay prompted a friend on facebook to share her reflections on the lasting pain of her nephew’s suicide. Her family established a foundation in his name to help prevent suicide.

]]> http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-894 admin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:19:29 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-894 What you said, Ann, is very wise. I believe it is more painful and debilitating to hold tragedy inside. Writing is cathartic to be sure, and sharing one's deepest truths takes rare courage – Laura certainly has it. What you said, Ann, is very wise. I believe it is more painful and debilitating to hold tragedy inside. Writing is cathartic to be sure, and sharing one’s deepest truths takes rare courage – Laura certainly has it.

]]> http://telltalesouls.com/blog/beside-suicide%e2%80%99s-door/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Ann Wilkes Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:02:50 +0000 http://telltalesouls.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-892 How powerful. Thanks for sharing. Those memories are hard to release. Part of us doesn't want to let them out where they can cause more damage. But sometimes they are beckoned forth to benefit others -- and eventually ourselves. How powerful. Thanks for sharing. Those memories are hard to release. Part of us doesn’t want to let them out where they can cause more damage. But sometimes they are beckoned forth to benefit others — and eventually ourselves.

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