• ghosts-of-the-past
    Psychology,  Storytelling

    Every story is a ghost story

    We’re all haunted by emotional ghosts of the past, present, and, future… The older I get, the more I realize I’m surrounded and consumed by ghosts. There are obvious ghosts of the past, sure, like my deceased mom and grandmother. But then there are the more insidious and illusive ghosts in everyday life like people known, places lived, and stories — both mine and others. Of course, not all of these subconscious influences are harmful. They’re human. But without awareness some ghosts can be quite powerful. Plus, next to each type of ghost — ghosts of the body and blood; ghosts of the mind; ghosts in the language; ghosts of…