Sp eak Ou t! November 7, 2016 WHAT M ATTERS What mat t ers t o SpeakOut! writ ers? What mat t ers t o you?
what matters... to SpeakOut! writers... I am a mot her. I am young. I am scared. I am st rong and amazing and I wil l never change. --------------------------------...f inal l y a crack of l ight wit hin my soul, I?m st art ing over, here I go. --------------------------------...make war go away & make f riends of t hose we woul d normal l y not t ake t ime t o know... --------------------------------Now we f ound t he right col ors and l ight shine in wit h t he f orce of a mil l ion. --------------------------------Lif e, happy f orever or happy l ost in t he l and of never. --------------------------------Your smil e. Al l t he daddy?s and I l ove you?s my f irst and onl y chil d...
what matters... to SpeakOut! interns... What mat t ers is: being genuine and kind ------------------------What mat t ers is doing what you want t o do as l ong as you're not hurt ing anyone. ------------------------------What mat t ers is being heal t hy, happy, and f ree even if your choices disappoint t hose you care about. Onl y YOU can l ive your l if e, and it 's t oo short t o l et someone el se dict at e it. ---------------------------What mat t ers is not what you are, but what you become.
While considering the possibilities of writing, as workshop facilitators we are also confronted with the challenges that occur in trying to reach these goals. Two issues, in particular, that have affected these goals for my youth SpeakOut group are: 1) group cohesion and 2) a hesitancy to publish. To begin with, the SpeakOut group has both a wide variety of backgrounds and a lot of participant turnover. Secondly, publishing can be daunting because of its inherent risks. Opening yourself up to a public audience has its healing qualities but it also increases a person?s vulnerability because you lose control over who reads it. Tak e a look at ou r in t er n blogs! Ever y t w o w eek s t h ey com m en t on r eadin g f r om t h e academ ic sect or an d beyon d, par t of t h eir on goin g discover y of com m u n it y lit er acy. Excer pt f r om " Wr it in g f or Welln ess" by Alin a Lu go click f or m or e
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In Time Department of English Eddy Hall 346A Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-7251 clc@colostate.edu In the midst of destruction and chaos comes the depth of unanswered whys the false truth that is spoken to me, to you the hopeful lies that I?ve always been told the broken pieces of disappointment Director: Tobi Jacobi the unattached tears, so quick to wipe away the screams deep down that no one can hear Heart f el t f unding t hanks t o: my heart that fights the right and wrongs my beautiful soul roars, the time is now AJL Foundation Bohemian Foundation my eyes burst with loss and acceptance CSU English Department staring down my path of uncertain success (and failures) Generous anonymous donors along with promising good byes SpeakOut! wordpress site at: csuclc.wordpress.com SpeakOut! Online (work submitted by program graduates) speakoutclc.wordpress.com Find this newsletter archived at csuclc.wordpress.com/ newsletters and beloved hellos. - Heidi K. the BACK PAGE