actually I can write the first part of this life trilogy, the second and the third chapters are ongoing.
I believe that each of our lives is a book and to share the story of my life
will help others reflect on theirs. I believe that we have evolved in order to make meaning
of our human experience so that as individuals and as participating in the story of humanity, we all may grow emotionally, spiritually and socially.
I found this note from Fr. Henri Nouwen in my email today (April 29) and it affirmed my writing and starting this blog:
Making Our Lives Available to Others
One of the arguments we often use for not writing is this: "I have nothing original to say. Whatever I might say, someone else has already said it, and better than I will ever be able to." This, however, is not a good argument for not writing. Each human person is unique and original, and nobody has lived what we have lived. Furthermore, what we have lived, we have lived not just for ourselves but for others as well. Writing can be a very creative and invigorating way to make our lives available to ourselves and to others.
We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we will want to live them.
best known to my divorce as Katy Scott.
I kept my first blog while I was with my son at Walter Reed. Captain Jason Dow Scott, United States Army was injured in Iraq October 14, 2005 and was a patient at WR from October 18 to November 2, 2006. He is now medically retired from the US Army and resides in Florida. That blog is captjason.blogspot.com. It is archived in reverse order with the latest additions on the screen. I recommend you start in October and read as many entries per month as you desire. Being with Jason at Walter Reed caused me to review/reflect and look deeply at the life that I have led and eventually to decide that I would ask for a divorce from my spouse of 31 years.
It is an interesting journey this path in life. I welcome you to join me on the journey.
Blessings and hope for new life this time of spring and resurrection.
