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The Thing With Feathers

November 17, 2020 Susan

Notes on Hope From a Women’s Retreat Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings…

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Posted in: Orthodox Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Writing Filed under: Dr. Nicole Roccas, Emily Dickinson, hope, Hope is the thing with Feathers, imagine, Martin Luther, Righting, St. John Orthodox Church Memphis, Women of St. John, women's retreat, writing

Mental Health Monday: The Last Bastian of Hope

July 13, 2015 Susan

A really unusual thing happened to me today: I forgot to write a blog post. I don’t think that’s ever…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Consolations: The Solace, David Whyte, despair, hope, mental health, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words Many Rivers Press

Mental Health Monday: The Daily Manufacture of Hope

August 4, 2014 Susan

It’s been a week since the agent who has shown interest in my novel received my last round of revisions.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: emotional health, hope, Life Drawing, manufacturing hope, mental health, Robin Black

Faith on Friday: Scotch Oatmeal Cookies and Erotic Thought—The Interior Life of Flannery O’Connor

January 17, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

Back in November I mentioned that Flannery O’Connor’s personal prayer journal had been discovered and was to be published. This…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: A Prayer Journal, erotic thought, Flannery O'Connor, hope, prayer, publishing, Scotch Oatmeal Cookies, writing

Faith on Friday: Silver Linings Playbook Part 1, “Hope”

July 26, 2013 Susan 11 Comments

Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned. It’s been three weeks since my last blog post. Those of you who…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: faith, hope, St. Mary of Egypt, surgery

Mental Health Monday: Writing—Begetting Hope

November 5, 2012 Susan 2 Comments

I went to bed before midnight last night. But I didn’t get to sleep until around 1:30 or 2:00 a.m.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: begetting a book, birthing a book, creative synthesis, creativity, Ellen Morris Prewitt, hope, Ritu Khanna, Writers Digest, writing therapy

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