Write Peace and Healing #3 – I am enough
Welcome! I’m so glad you’ve joined me in this special 10-week series. Remember to check back on Mondays for a new prompt each week. I will also host a Zoom…
Write Peace And Healing – #2 I AM ACCEPTED.
Welcome to week 2! I’m so glad you’ve joined me in this special 10-week series. Remember to check back on Mondays for a new prompt each week. I will also…
Write Peace and Healing – #1 I AM LOVED.
Welcome! I'm so glad you've joined me in this special 10-week series. Remember to check back on Mondays for a new prompt each week. I will also host a Zoom…
Fawn – a different response to trauma
"Fawn" by Kelly Hanwright Recently I came across an infographic on 4 common trauma responses -Fight, Flight, Freeze, and a new one I never heard of called Fawn. I read…
What do you mean a “relationship with God?”
Many people puzzle over the question that is the title of this blog post. What is it supposed to mean to " have a relationship with God?" It kind of…
Peace that passes understanding means I don’t have to understand my circumstances in order to have peace
Last night, I remarked to my husband a sentiment I hear echoed all around me: It is getting more and more difficult to extract truth and have clear vision through…
Can writing a poem help you overcome anxiety?
Hesitation is not My Name There is no magic “right choice.” After every choice I makeI am still alive, Steve Harvey style.I will use that choice to go on living.…
Relationships with Trees
A part of my poetic memoir The Locust Years, this poem has been submitted to several journals and magazines by now. For whatever reason, it hasn't been published yet. I…
Why I Will Not Be Adopting a Pseudonym
Image: Kelly Hanwright "When the sharpest words wanna cut me down, I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out. I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I'm…
A Dark Place; A Seed Growing
Image: Kelly Hanwright Warning - this is long. So if you get bored, skip to the end. It’s the best part. But I couldn’t get there without all the stuff…