Anne,

I'm creating stories in my head again. It's constant. This is good for me because that's how it was in the beginning.

Even better, is being able to write down ideas for stories that are vying for my attention. I'm jotting down notes through out the day. I'm journaling every night now. I hadn't been able to do that for months. I've written four quickies, although I haven't edited or revised them yet. I just need to write them while I can.

A lot has happened to over-ride my fears/blocks. My favorite aunt passed, hurricane Ike swept through our lives, my youngest sister's mysterious illness blindsided me. . . . I believe I have several muses. Pain and happiness are two. Extreme pain, emotions that stir me, my love for others, conversations I have in my head, questions for God . . . All of the reasons I wrote before, are coming back to me.

I have to re-read passages from your book, I work on some issues in weekly therapy sessions, but things are coming together for me now. You gave me answers to almost every barrier that stood in my way. There are things I had to learn on my own too, but I don't think I could be where I am without your book.

It's not a magic pill. I have to work hard with the tools you've given me, but I am writing again. I've signed up for another class. I need to be with other writers in a classroom setting. I need to be with others who write. I finally have a hero, but I need mirrors too. I'm submitting two stories to a magazine I never considered before.

Those old feelings are back. I am a writer. I work hard at not being afraid of gifts and talents I've neglected because I've felt unworthy.

Having said all that, the most important thing is I'm writing.

Limner