Sunday, January 15, 2012

My Unexpected Awakening



My Unexpected Awakening

This year, The Edge has invited you, the reader, to share your personal experience with us, and this month, we asked you to write on, “My Unexpected Awakening.” We received submissions that we are proud to share with you.
Experiential writing is a style that simply shares an experience you had. It’s ripe with detail and emotion. It describes how something felt, to you. It inspires people not by suggesting what is, or what might be, but by sharing what was, for you, and the magic or inspiration or illumination that resulted from it.
Experiential writing is a surprisingly powerful way for readers to open and illuminate their own, personal inner wisdom. There’s something magical that happens when we read about the experiences of others like us, and then find tremendous resonance with the story. Not only do we feel authentic inspiration, but more importantly, the fact that we perceive the author to be more like ourselves removes the self-defeating barrier we tend to keep that says, “I’ll never be like her,” or “I’ll never be as wise as he is.”
In February, we invite you to share on the topic, “Love, Revealed.” Submit your article online here or email to editor@edgemagazine.net.
Featured submissions on “My Unexpected Awakening”:
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