Invitation: Personal Writing Read Aloud

Happy 43rd journaling anniversary to me, plus share from your own personal work!

I am celebrating 43 years of journal writing this weekend. Please help me mark this occasion by joining me for a free Personal Writing Read Aloud from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23, online.

The monthly writers’ group I started in January evolved into simply sharing from our private writing (past or present) and holding kind and respectful space for whatever the writer wanted to bring forward. There is no critique and no feedback except for thanks and praise. You don’t even have to read. You can just listen.

We discovered the act of sharing our intentionally selected innermost thoughts and feelings - and hearing those of others - helped us feel less alone in our own worries and wonderings. The more we notice what we have in common with each other in this bitter and divisive time the better for everyone. All who have a relationship with themselves through writing are welcome.

If you would like to join the read aloud, please email me your interest and a bit about your background with journaling. I want everyone to feel safe in sharing so while you don’t have to “qualify” to participate, it would be good to know the role personal writing plays in your life. I will send you the link to join.

Disclaimer: The Personal Writing Read Aloud is not group therapy and no one is qualified to provide interventions or support beyond basic human compassion.