Crafting My Story

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Personal Photo – Pat Copyright 2012

Who I Am

It’s autumn and an icy rain has just fallen.

You can see the breath of a 7-year-old girl huddled in the dark, cold streets of an East coast suburban neighborhood with an ice pick in her hands about to flatten some tires.

Her mother crazed with jealousy sent her on this mission in an attempt to falter an imaginary affair between her dad and a neighbor.

Fast forward to a warm, balmy day in a small, southern beach town where this girl and her grandmother reunite with grandfather, sister and cousins for their annual vacation.

Summer excursions with Grandmom, ghost stories and simple love and truths accepting her for who she is are the saving grace and essence of who she wants to become. This is where I find myself – this is where I am loved.

What I Do

There are many tales to tell that got me from that suburban street to where I now live in Colorado and it started with writing these stories and what I’ve learned to become. It gets more interesting, as daily life ebbs and flows. Days, months, years pass and intriguing family characters emerge as stories of my life unfold.

I write about the magic of love, forgiveness, despair, faith and the supernatural. I write to find understanding and wholeness in my life from what I see as a mixed-up world yearning to connect with one another and find meaning.

The more I tell these stories the more I realize how unique they are in the telling yet not unlike a similar story someone else would tell in trying to make sense of it all.

Why I Do What I Do

I want to connect with others, touch a place in their heart and help them feel loved. I want to help them find who they are by telling stories and give them hope as my grandmother did for me many years ago.  Some of the stories may make you laugh when I tell of my “fruitcake moments”. Or they may be similar to yours in the telling of an imaginary friend, mother’s jealousy, 3 rabbits, rooster named Goldie or grandmother’s backyard connection to a funeral home to name several.

In the crafting of my story, I hope it gives a little insight on who I am and together in some small way maybe we can make the world a better place for having just lived to pass along our life’s tales.

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8 thoughts on “Crafting My Story

  1. What a great post and what a long way that little girl has come life is be enjoyed and is better spent surrounded by people who love them……………why do I do what I do well that is a question I blog because I love to connect with people I run around after my children because in my eyes that is what a mother does…………..

    • Thank you Jo-Anne – I’m happy and honored you enjoyed the read. Yes, it’s been a long road traveling but, you know, I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m glad you understand how I feel about making connections and love reading your stories where you’re at now on your life’s journey with your children and family.

    • You really made my day! I’m happy you enjoyed the read. In fact you confirmed something I just conveyed this morning in a networking coaching session and that is I want to uplift people through my writing. 🙂 Thank you Denise!

  2. Lovely blog Pat! I enjoy your stories. Our stories are our common ground upon which compassion and understanding can grow. All our stories are unique and personal and yet, when we share them we discover we’re not so different from each other at all.

    • Hi Karin and thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the site and my stories. Your kind words mean a lot to me, especially being so new over here. It sounds like you’ve touched on some that are more serious. I do have some funny ones, too, like “Happy Happy Happy” and “Fruitcake Moments”.

      It’s true our stories are unique and personal and that’s the beauty of it — like snowflakes no two are alike — and the fun is in the reading and sharing. I’m looking forward to meeting with you again and hope you’ll come back soon. 🙂

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