To Reveal or Not to Reveal...

I had planned to update this blog at least twice a week.  Already, I’m behind.  I’m finding that writing personal things, to be shared publicly, is not so easy.  There are things I’m just not ready to throw onto the table.  There are also things that I’d be willing to display, but, they involve other people, and I have no desire to be a gossip columnist.  Those close to me have a right to decide what they want to share and what they’d rather keep private.  So, how do I balance it out?  I’m not sure. If you’ve got thoughts on the subject, I’d love to hear from you.  Until then, I may have to turn to writing prompts and fiction.

Time will tell.

Considering a Career Change

I have entered a new stage of life.   I no longer have jelly covered fingers competing with mine for the keyboard.  I have only one child still living at home.  A teenage daughter. That is particularly useful when you want to become a writer.  Teenager's lives are full of great moments that you can steal for your books.  

I've been considering this career change for quite some time.  Around ten years, I think.  The time seems right.  As someone pointed out to me today, I have entered "Geezer-hood." Since that is the time when you finally begin to see things clearly, I may be able to pen a life-changing book -- if I can just find my glasses.

To advance my dreams, I have been reading other writer blogs.  I have found them inspiring.  I have determined that the single greatest talent for a writer, is a willingness to look at all the world with utter enjoyment.  One writer's blog entry explored ways to quit your job with a bang -- not literally -- but almost.   She suggested a horn.  

Another writer shared one of her more embarrassing moments.  These are things I have always tried to hide, but, perhaps, if one can look at these moments with the same utter joy in the experience, then it might be worthy of display. If not, I may just have to enlist my friend, Trina, who has the funniest embarrassing moments of anyone I know.  And even better - she is never afraid to laugh at them.

Whether or not I choose to make a career change, I have been changed.  Tomorrow, I will begin to see the world differently.  I will look at everything with a magnifying glass large enough to show me all the wonder, imperfection, humor and craziness that makes life worth living - and hopefully, worth writing about.

Once Upon A Time.....

I recently read two of Janette Rallison's books, "My Fair Godmother" and, "My UnFair Godmother."  They are two books that come with my highest recommendations, but that, is beside the point.  As I read them, I realized that they are the perfect model of my life.  I may not have an incompetent fairy godmother steering me into constant chaos, but to many, my life is a fairy tale.

Most of the residents in my "home" town, have lived there for generations.  Many of them have never been on a plane, but through most of of the year, I live in one of those faraway lands where castles dot the landscape or where dragons take to the streets.  I occasionally dine with real royalty, though I frequently cross paths with those who think are.    I make wishes, and sometimes those wishes are fulfilled beyond my wildest dreams!  And sometimes, things go so far off the path I'd planned to take, that I'm sure that my "unfair godmother" is not far away.

So, this is my life.  My Fairy Tale Life: The Winding Path.