I’ve been in a writing group for over a year now. We are a group of three, all members of Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew’s writing platform: Eye of the Heart Center. She was my first spiritual director, and she is now focused on her writing and teaching writing. She has several books published by Skinner House Books, including her most recent, The Release, which I have yet to read, but have been benefiting from her wisdom through her classes and wisdom shared on her app.
Our small group has been writing and sharing snippets from our spiritual memoirs. Or, I thought I was! I took a class from Yvonne Vassel on “Writing Your Life Story” and the difference between a memoir, in particular, a spiritual memoir, and a life story became crystal clear. I had actually been writing a life story. I’m now aiming for moments that I can bring a reader into that will share a spiritual moment. This may never be published, but I encourage you, like me, to write down what is most precious, tender and treasured so that you can reap the rewards of seeing your own life as a spiritual journey. Talk with me at our next session if you’d like to explore this concept!
