Imagine a room.
In that room place a typewriter on a desk
and sit a chair at that desk.
Sit down on this chair and type out the words:
Prologue.
The click clack of keys
takes you back to before
you were who you think you have always been.
Imagine you write the words:
This is the story of an amazing life.
Scoot the chair in a little closer.
There, now you have better light.
Tuck your feet under you and continue.
Imagine a door to the room.
The door opens and someone asks you
if you have finished your story yet.
Without looking up from the typewriter:
I am starting over
you tell them.
Chapter One.
This is the story of my life.
This is the story of an amazing life.
I love the ending of the poem, “I am starting over”. What a peaceful piece (To me, anyway).
We can start over everyday … Hey Jen I’m really enjoying your blog and have subscribed!
Sandy
Jen, was in your class last night and loved this theme. Thanks for sharing and motivating, as always.
What story can I stop telling myself that isn’t true? I had midterms last week at UC Santa Barbara and I broke down crying when I received a C as one of my scores. I did the readings TWICE, therefore, I was feeling super confident about the test. After receiving my test score, I genuinely felt I wasn’t smart enough to be a student at UCSB. After I finally stopped crying (hours later), I noticed that I did not score low because I wasn’t intelligent enough, I scored low because I did not study properly. Instead of doing the readings twice, I should’ve taken notes, highlighted some key facts-even made flashcards! I realized where my study skills went wrong and now know how to better prepare for the next test. By doing so, I changed my I-Feel-So-Stupid story into a positive one.
I am intelligent.
Katherine
I love this so much. So simple yet SO FREEING. Written so well, I could see it in my mind’s eye…thank you for sharing!
I’m Ready to rewrite my story! Before I met you my life was not the same. After, I know my mom has angels on earth for me and one of them you!