by sherryreiter | Oct 14, 2012 | Creativity
Definition: to cherish the outcome of desire’s good. — The Web’s Brainy Dictionary Can we really define hope? Theologists and poets through the centuries have tried. Perhaps we should accept Emily Dickinson’s enduring abstraction: Hope is the thing with feathers...
by sherryreiter | Apr 12, 2012 | Voice
Dear Friends, Voice is at the heart of our work and relationships. I have created two unique learning opportunities of spoken word for you: Write Your Way to Forgiveness and Peace An online seminar of poems, stories, and writing exercises exploring anger and...
by sherryreiter | Feb 16, 2012 | Emotions
What Perishes Is Not Always Lost Winter As a Time of Survival and Resilience In her book Housekeeping, Marilynn Robinson writes of the life of perished things: I have seen two of the apple trees in my grandmother’s orchard die where they stood. One spring there...
by sherryreiter | Nov 9, 2011 | Emotions, Poetry Therapy, Stories
While some anger is productive and beneficial, other angers are red-hot, insidious and corrosive to mind, spirit, and body. Thunder ‘n Writening is a series of writing exercises to externalize, explore, and exorcise anger, working towards one of the most...