Remembering…

Since arriving here at my old home on the Gold Coast I’ve discovered a man I used to know well was murdered about a week before I showed up. It was sad to learn the way he spent his final hours. I simply had to make time, even though it’s difficult as I’m talking with mum almost every moment on the day and night, to write about this in my journal. I had forgiven this man for things he’d done to me a long, long time ago, but was still disturbed to hear how he’s died.

Do you have any friends, family or people you’ve known who have died in similarly terrible ways? I also have a cousin who was murdered, in fact shot several times. Violence leaves a mark on all of us when people we know suffer because of it. Spend some time writing in your journal about this topic, but only if you feel ready to do so. If the subject upsets you too much write instead about the moments you shared in life with these people that were moments only the two of you would ever have known about.

I hope you can use this journal writing prompt. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
Photo used with permission from Morguefile