Here’s another Six Sentence Sunday excerpt from my memoir, Off Kilter:
“Recently, I’ve begun to think of scoliosis as a metaphor for my life. I’ve struggled to please teachers, employers, parents, boyfriends, husbands, twisting myself into someone I can’t be. I hurt when I do this, because it’s not natural. But when I stretch my Self, instead, the results are different. When I’m reaching for my personal goals—to be a good mother, wife, friend and writer—I feel my balance return. And the sense of relief, as I become more the woman I truly am, is simply grand.
Linda C. Wisniewski 
6 responses to “My Body, My Self”
Really well-written six.
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This six demonstrates the power of memoir–re-collecting, re-imagining, reclaiming! Great six!
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Fantastic metaphor. I have mild scoliosis, so I understand what you mean. Thank you for sharing!
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Very true. Beautiful blog!_______________________________http://mustbeliberating.blogspot.com/
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Thank you, everyone! It's quite an interesting challenge to come up with six sentences to display. Happy blogging!
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