Six Word Memoir
May 26, 2009 · by Christine
lucy is inviting us to consider what six words would make up our memoir in this moment. Mine are:
urban monk bearing witness to beauty
I’d love to hear what your own six word memoir would be. Feel free to share it in the comments or at your own blog.
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May 26th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
God’s transforming spirituality, new life everywhere
May 26th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
thanks, christine. you’re the best urban monk in town!!
May 26th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
A restless heart, a silent witness.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
“A Child’s tie to primeval Pies”
May 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
these are so beautiful! thank you lisa, tinkerbell, and kigen. So much revealed in so few words.
thank you lucy for the inspiration.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Making honey from my old failures.
(Borrowed from one of my very favorite poems by Antonio Machado)
Last night, as I was sleeping
I dreamt – marvellous error! –
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.
May 27th, 2009 at 4:12 am
Pilgrim seeking joy along the way
May 27th, 2009 at 6:10 am
ah, that is easier than some… sioisa (or she) humming softly, writes in sand…
I know what it is, as light or dark as it is, in black and white, at its worst. I can see what it can be, at its best. Cannot stop trying to draw out something better, though there have been some very long pauses.
May 27th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Jen, I love that you borrowed from Machado.
Beautiful & profound words everyone.
May 27th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I help, you help, we help.
May 27th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Never on track, broadened the path
Wandering, humming, stumbled over the Heart
May 28th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Passing by watering gardens, seeking rest.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Amazing, amazing, amazing! So much fun!
(my six words evoked while reading all of these over)
May 28th, 2009 at 7:17 am
Composted, life’s longings become creative joy.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Christine – I couldnt imagine a more apt or inspiring description of your journey.
The memoir that I am practicing in this moment:
creative sophisticate affirming beauty and artistry
May 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Old dog remembering puppyhood’s fearless freedom.
May 28th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Volleyball,
falling down –
my sisters laugh.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Woman child laughing, she-wolf howling…
May 30th, 2009 at 8:08 am
These are all so, so wonderful! I absolutely love reading your memoirs and imagining the textured lives you all are leading.