By the end of Heart Root: A Memoir, the reader had an understanding of my belief that everything … every action, every reaction is connected. Learning that lesson, knowing that I am not disconnected has not made life easier. The uplifting moment in “Finale” (177), the scene based on the movie “Sister Act”, when I stepped forward as the solo voice in Whoopi Goldberg’s imaginary choir of women was meant to describe an intuitive leap… an aha moment for me ... a building of courage to live. The realization that I am interrelated (integral) with all life was a time of strength and a way to explain how I planned to survive. It was a nice spot, a neat ending … me stepping forward to belt out my personal song but, I couldn’t stay there. The writing was an endeavor, a striving to make sense; an attempt to rid myself of the depression that smothered my creative voice. Why was I surprised when life immediately began to spiral in a new direction?
Monday, October 17, 2011
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