Comments on Quivering Daughters: You Have a Story

Brittney: Also, from a rather more mundane perspec...

2011-08-12T16:09:07.867-05:00

Brittney: Also, from a rather more mundane perspective, there's no shame in writing anonymously, or in using pseudonyms to identify yourself or others. Even professionally published memoirs do this all the time: "Names have been changed to protect the innocent."

Brittney wrote: How do you tell your story with...

2011-08-09T09:50:18.284-05:00
Brittney wrote: How do you tell your story without hurting the people involved? I have a story, but I don't want to go there because I know it will hurt the perpetrator whom I know all along had been well-meaning in their great error.

Great question, Brittney. For me, the answer becomes: is it something God has called you to do? Anything He has asked you to do He will equip you to do. He will show you how to do it with grace; the important thing is to walk obediently and trust that He will show you the way. What isn't good is allowing fear to keep you from answering His call...just start writing and He will help you know how to write, what to say. Sometimes truth isn't pretty but God can bring life and beauty and joy from broken things...He is the Redeemer! Believe me when I say that it isn't easy. You must be 1000% sure that it is something God has asked of you, and commit to walking in obedience. {{hugs}}

You, my friend, take my breath away every time you...

2011-07-31T22:35:26.358-05:00
You, my friend, take my breath away every time you write. HOW do you hear my heart even when I can't? Love, love, LOVE this. <3

Thankyou.

2011-07-23T15:04:23.216-05:00
Thankyou.

Great post! and thanks for the blog love.

2011-07-23T13:44:52.813-05:00
Great post! and thanks for the blog love.

I also write to process things, it's like free...

2011-07-23T07:34:00.094-05:00
I also write to process things, it's like free therapy. Thank you for writing this. I wrestle with how to write my story out, because I am kind of like brittany in the sense that I don't want to hurt anyone. But I've come to realize that I am telling my story, not anyone elses. I tell what I have lived in my own words, and I've found that when I get that feeling as though I might have shared to much, it is usually because I was trying to prove my perspective with to many details. I have nothing to prove. People can try to re-write it, or demand more detail to justify my understanding, but I am just me, with my feelings and thoughts and experiences. And I have a voice.

Great words... thanks for sharing... Your descript...

2011-07-23T00:14:58.210-05:00
Great words... thanks for sharing... Your description of the pot boiling and the words letting out the steam...yea, I get that... speaks my heart too...

My first visit here... loved it.

Indeed. great post. I have spent many hours with a...

2011-07-22T20:46:34.210-05:00
Indeed. great post. I have spent many hours with a pen and paper to help me handle the stress in my life growing up.

What keeps me from telling my own story?

Well, can I answer that with a question?

How do you tell your story without hurting the people involved? I have a story, but I don't want to go there because I know it will hurt the perpetrator whom I know all along had been well-meaning in their great error.

Yes! Don't let your story be rewritten by othe...

2011-07-22T16:00:34.241-05:00
Yes!
Don't let your story be rewritten by others.
Don't let others squash the truth of your story because they can't handle the truth.
Don't let others shame you out of your story because it doesn't line up with what they want your story to be.
It's YOUR story. It's YOUR life. It's YOUR pain. It belongs to you and it is the thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy the truth of your story.

Thanks for your piece. Perhaps this answer will he...

2011-07-22T14:15:49.841-05:00
Thanks for your piece. Perhaps this answer will help others to know they are not alone in their self-speak in their minds when trying to find their voice. On the second question, "What keeps you from telling it?", I answer:

People will not understand. They will judge me for it. It is self-centred to focus on my own story. It's one story in all the world's millions of stories, why should people care about it?

Or perhaps even posting this is self-centred and a waste of time, and much worse will be telling parts from my story. But that reasoning must be wrong, as I don't regard others as selfish when they tell theirs. So I post as Anonymous.

I had never thought of it like that. But it's ...

2011-07-22T12:38:47.327-05:00
I had never thought of it like that. But it's so true. I like it.

And I agree with Anne - writing it out really does help!

Writing helps me process too...which is why I star...

2011-07-22T12:09:33.333-05:00
Writing helps me process too...which is why I started my blog.

My brother led me to your page... Completely inspi...

2011-07-22T11:58:44.869-05:00
My brother led me to your page... Completely inspired by your post today. Praying God will allow me to take the right steps to put my journey into words.

Someone with an experience will never be at the me...

2011-07-22T11:42:24.240-05:00
Someone with an experience will never be at the mercy of someone with an opinion.

Hillary, thank you. I needed to hear that again. ...

2011-07-22T11:04:45.512-05:00
Hillary, thank you. I needed to hear that again. <3

Beautiful, Hillary. The last two questions gave me...

2011-07-22T10:27:26.297-05:00
Beautiful, Hillary. The last two questions gave me goosebumps.

As a direct corollary, Listening is an act of love.

Once there was this guy who had two sons....

Comments on Quivering Daughters: You Have a Story

Brittney: Also, from a rather more mundane perspec...

Brittney wrote: How do you tell your story with...

You, my friend, take my breath away every time you...

Thankyou.

Great post! and thanks for the blog love.

I also write to process things, it's like free...

Great words... thanks for sharing... Your descript...

Indeed. great post. I have spent many hours with a...

Yes! Don't let your story be rewritten by othe...

Thanks for your piece. Perhaps this answer will he...

I had never thought of it like that. But it's ...

Writing helps me process too...which is why I star...

My brother led me to your page... Completely inspi...

Someone with an experience will never be at the me...

Hillary, thank you. I needed to hear that again. ...

Beautiful, Hillary. The last two questions gave me...

As a direct corollary, Listening is an act of love.Once there was this guy who had two sons....

As a direct corollary, Listening is an act of love.

Once there was this guy who had two sons....