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A Reason to Keep Going

A Reason to Keep Going

Posted by By maryrosekreger September 14, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Healing, Hope, Life After Convent, San Francisco, The Missing Chapter, WritingNo Comments
On the plane ride home from California, I started writing the “missing chapter”. My hope for healing was the reason I kept going.
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Say Thank  You

Say Thank You

Posted by By maryrosekreger August 22, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, UncategorizedTags: Adventure, Getting Lost, Gratitude, Life After Convent, Parenting, San Francisco, Trust, WeddingNo Comments
"When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow."
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A Fresh Vista

A Fresh Vista

Posted by By maryrosekreger August 5, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Convent Memoir, Healing, Life After Convent, Mental Health, Perspective, San Francisco, WritingNo Comments
I’d spent the last two years staring at the same four walls, the same few faces, the same sidewalks, parks and streets. In order to produce new writing—new art—I needed a fresh vista.
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The Missing Chapter

The Missing Chapter

Posted by By maryrosekreger July 28, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: Convent Memoir, Courage, Healing, Life After Convent, Meeting my Editor, San Francisco, Writing5 Comments
My editor Ruth smiled encouragingly at me. “Can the convent deal with suffering? Can my writing deal with my suffering? These are questions your book will try to answer."
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Golden Gate Bridge

Race Across San Francisco

Posted by By maryrosekreger July 13, 2022Posted inLife After ConventTags: California, Journey, Life After Convent, San Francisco, Travel, Wedding PlansNo Comments
The next day, I had an in-person meeting with my editor Ruth in downtown San Francisco.
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The Expansion

The Expansion

Posted by By maryrosekreger July 4, 2022Posted inLife After Convent, UncategorizedTags: Convent of the Heart, Family, Healing Anxiety, Interior Life, Life After Convent, San Francisco, Spiritual Consolation, The ExpansionNo Comments
My heart was stretching, expanding. Preparing for something new. So long, Lord, I thought. So long have I waited for this convent of the heart.
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Monastery in My Heart 💒

Once outside the convent
You still long to be inside it
The white curtained walls
The ancient creaking floors
The silence and the song...

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