Writing/Journal Writing

Writing/Journal Writing

A Brand New Year – I Will Be Brave

Kathi / January 6, 2015 / 10 Comments

Slow as molasses in January. That’s me. (Especially on a January day like today where the temperature will be -27 C.) I like to be sure. My tendency is to “sell no wine…

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Family Story / Lessons, Writing/Journal Writing

Burned Evidence

Kathi / November 24, 2014 / 10 Comments

Who, in their right mind, burns their diaries? I did. I sat out in the back yard and set a match to every page of two diaries and watched as ticket stubs, photos…

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Writing Life Matters, Writing/Journal Writing

Writing Family Matters

Kathi / July 30, 2014 / 6 Comments

How many times have you been sitting around the dinner table when a senior family member tells a tale of some past experience and you’re so drawn in, you forget you ate dessert?…

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Writing Life Matters, Writing/Journal Writing

Sisters by Choice

Kathi / February 10, 2014 / 9 Comments

I belong to a special little group called The Heart Writers, my honorary sisters. We are connected through journal writing and the belief that writing has power – the transformative power of clarity,…

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Kathi Ostrom Gowsell

In 2011, I was sitting at my desk in a corporate office wondering why. I had two grown children on the verge of flying the nest and a husband working 8 hours away. It was obvious change was needed. For eight years, I lived what I called My Temporary Life, spending 6 months at home and 6 months in a contract destination with my husband. I've reconnected with him and my writing. I've examined family life, observed the world around me and written about it in my journal and on my blog. It’s now thirteen years later. I’ve transitioned through the empty nest. The Temporary Life has come to an end. For five years I worked back at a desk job but am officially retired from traditional work. Finally. Now, I’m focused on creative revival and ready to share all that is good in life!

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