This is a beautiful piece, and I especially loved listening to it, which brought you right into the room with me, and made it feel very personal. I like the idea of a scar audit and I liked the way you moved from massaging the physical scar to massage the stiff tissue of the old emotional one, where the scar tissue, once protective, has become restrictive. We can free ourselves of all this, with the right finger movements, essential oils, and shifts in thinking. To recognise that relationship as abusive after all this time, is painful, but powerful.
Thank you Ros, I’m so grateful that you took the time to read/listen, and your comment means a lot. I have been scared to share some of this, but your writing has helped me, which in turn has made me realise that my writing could have value to someone else. Xx
This is a beautiful piece. It made me think of my own scars - both physical and emotional.
I’m sorry about your experience with your past partner. Reading others’ stories has a way of bringing these things to light, doesn’t it? The same thing happened to me through Ros’s essays and I finally got up the courage to write about my own experience.
Writing about what we’ve been through helps bridge the before and after you talk about. Thank you so much for sharing.
Ros, your words here about the scar tissue, “once protective are now restrictive” echo something you said to me in a comment earlier today that stuck with me. It was about how the protective armour we put up that was once needed for protection now, no longer needed, only serves to restrict connection.
I know I’m seeing the connection between these ideas for a reason.
Thank you Sarah, I enjoy narration generally, and love listening to audio books, especially at bedtime. Currently listening to Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and it’s read by Meryl Streep - what a treat! Xx
This is a beautiful piece, and I especially loved listening to it, which brought you right into the room with me, and made it feel very personal. I like the idea of a scar audit and I liked the way you moved from massaging the physical scar to massage the stiff tissue of the old emotional one, where the scar tissue, once protective, has become restrictive. We can free ourselves of all this, with the right finger movements, essential oils, and shifts in thinking. To recognise that relationship as abusive after all this time, is painful, but powerful.
Thank you Ros, I’m so grateful that you took the time to read/listen, and your comment means a lot. I have been scared to share some of this, but your writing has helped me, which in turn has made me realise that my writing could have value to someone else. Xx
This is a beautiful piece. It made me think of my own scars - both physical and emotional.
I’m sorry about your experience with your past partner. Reading others’ stories has a way of bringing these things to light, doesn’t it? The same thing happened to me through Ros’s essays and I finally got up the courage to write about my own experience.
Writing about what we’ve been through helps bridge the before and after you talk about. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you Serena, yes, the similarities are amazing (and sad). Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it. Xxx
Ros, your words here about the scar tissue, “once protective are now restrictive” echo something you said to me in a comment earlier today that stuck with me. It was about how the protective armour we put up that was once needed for protection now, no longer needed, only serves to restrict connection.
I know I’m seeing the connection between these ideas for a reason.
Beautiful writing . And you have a lovely reading voice to listen to . Thanks for sharing
Thank you Sarah, I enjoy narration generally, and love listening to audio books, especially at bedtime. Currently listening to Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and it’s read by Meryl Streep - what a treat! Xx
Me too, i listen to books or podcasts whilst drawing . That one sounds great !