On Creativity: Voices From The Circle 2022
Reflections on how the creative arts spoke to and through us throughout the year.
Becoming a Poet, by Maria Solomon (Cohort 31)
“I will make adjustments, not excuses. I will sit in my creativity and blossom. I will sit and type.”
What If We Were Still, by Genevive Walker (Cohort 11)
“...a hope swelled in me that we would learn something invaluable, unforgettable, transformational, and universal... that we would become better because of what we had endured in our isolation and stillness.”
Special Needs – My Story and Passion, by Elisabeth Teller (Cohort 23)
"My own journey of healing has been long. Some is continuing, as I work to help families and children gain access to the full dignity, respect and resources that should be automatic..."
Erwin Li (Cohort 28)
"Where I find hope is that people still have that power. That they can continue to do that. It’s incredibly difficult, but people still do, and people persist.”
The Power of Community and Collective Care (Part 2), by Laura Noe (Cohort 31)
"We are responsible for one another, we belong to each other, and we heal in connection."
Living the Life Ahead of Us, by JoAnne Wilcox (Cohort 18)
“Margi always found calm. In her own writing she said, ‘Having cancer has taught me about patience and lack of control, and how to spend as much time as I can with those I love.’”
Tending Mind, Spirit, and Fire, by Deloris Vaughn (Cohort 11)
“I had no vision for myself, and was spending way too much time chasing someone else’s. It was time to claim a vision for my life and step in faith.”
The Power of Community and Collective Care (Part 1), by Laura Noe (Cohort 31)
“…I learned that I do not have to know all the answers and do all the work alone; there were many others who also played a part in his healing.”
The Unbroken Line of Disenfranchisement (Part 2), by Esther Armmand (Cohort 4)
“I yearn for the time in which we honestly confront our past so that we can understand what is needed to achieve healthy communities… I will continue to tend to the soil, seeds, and plants.”