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      Stirring the Waters

      STIRRING THE WATERS:

      Image Writing too Find Your Spirit

      Janell Moon

      JOURNEY EDITIONS

       BOSTON * TOKYO * SINGAPORE

      This edition published in 2001 by Journey Editions, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      Copyright © 2001 by Janell Moon

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from Journey Editions.

      Cover illustration by Jim Zaccaria

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Moon, Janell.

      Stirring the waters : writing to find your spirit / Janell Moon.

       p.cm

      Includes bibliographical references.

      ISBN 1-58290-011-6 (pbk.); 978-1-4629-1818-8 (ebook)

      1. Spiritual journals--Authorship. 2. Spiritual life. 3. Devotional calendars. I. Title.

BL628.5 .M66 2001
291.4’46--dc21 00-067136

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      To Suzanne Schmidt, who traveled the way with me.

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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I wish to acknowledge the caring people in my life who helped hold the vision for me as I wrote this book: Gregory Szydlowski, Wendy Schuller-Szydlowski, Jan Alice Pfau, Bonnie Marlzak, C. B. Follett, Claire Wolf Krantz, Françoise Case, Sherrill Crawford, Celeste West, Patrick Arbore, and Luke Kronenberg. I appreciate the Alanon crones group in San Francisco for helping me become my age and the Metropolitan Community Church for being there.

      A special thank-you to my mother, Eileen Mains Pfau, who held me in her heart as I wrote and to the memory of my father, Emert, for believing there was something more. And heartfelt love to Lonnie Hull DuPont for being the talent that she is and believing in mine. The editorial guidance of Jan Johnson was a gift that made this happen, and thanks also go to Caroline Pincus, “the great shaper.” To the wise woman on my shoulder, “Rest now, we did it.”

      CONTENTS

       Introduction: The Hand of Promise

       Week 1: The Big Picture

       Awareness of Connection

       Day 1: Wondering

       Day 2: Hope Holds the Opportunity

       Day 3: Faith Makes It Possible

       Day 4: Sense of Place

       Day 5: Patience

       Day 6: Grace

       Day 7: Rewarding Yourself—Gift in Public Places

       Week 2: The Heart That Embraces

       Acceptance

       Day 1: Loss

       Day 2: Anger

       Day 3: Ourselves as We Are

       Day 4: Differences Between Us

       Day 5: Life as It Is

       Day 6: Welcome Change

       Day 7: Rewarding Yourself—Spreading Roots

       Week 3: Taming the “Roughs” at the Door

       Letting Go of Control

       Day 1: Releasing Others’ Control Over Us

       Day 2: Stopping the Internal Judge

       Day 3: Interrupting the Need to Control Others

       Day 4: Letting Go of Negativity

       Day 5: Accepting and Reaching for Support

       Day 6: Surrender

       Day 7: Rewarding Yourself—Flowing with the Water

       Week 4: The Full River

       Trusting Our Knowledge

       Day 1: Receiving Knowledge Through Our Emotions

       Day 2: Body Sensations and Intuition

       Day 3: Releasing Overwhelm

       Day 4: Developing Clarity

       Day 5: Standing Up for What We Believe

       Day 6: Finding Balance

       Day 7: Rewarding Yourself—The Spirit Grows

       Week 5: The Self Reborn

       Sense of Self

       Day 1: Beyond Image

       Day 2: Changing Identification

       Day 3: Self-esteem

       Day 4: Boundaries

       Day 5: Honesty

       Day 6: Prayer

       Day 7: Rewarding Yourself—Movement Comes

       Week 6: Loving the Muse That Takes Us Home

       Creativity

      

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