This Week's Been One of Those Years
Can you relate?
Hello, Dear Readers!
You may notice this week’s message is arriving a little later than usual. Or maybe not… Maybe you’re having a week like me and you’re just glad it’s coming to an end.
No, nothing is wrong. No, I’m healthy. The weather has been beautiful this week in Asheville. My family is well. Thanks for asking.
Now, the writing thing… not going so well.
It happens. Not that often (thankfully). But this has been a week of me having great ideas with no ability to transfer them coherently to the page. Kind of devastating for a writer, but not life-threatening. Well, somewhat life-threatening, in existential terms.
Rather than send you one of my many incomplete drafts from this week, I’m going to point you in the direction of two previously written selections that express what I’m feeling right now.
Hope it works for you, in the event you’re also going through one of those “WTF is happening?” periods.
The first is from exactly one year ago. It’s a bit disconcerting to find myself in the exact same place one year later… Almost too coincidental? I dunno. You decide.
The second story is older, from 2022, published on August 12, my mother’s birth date. I don’t know if that’s significant, either. Yet I do believe everything has significance. How much is up to each of us to determine. I also believe that the world going through a bit of this positioning right now:
As the sun streams through my windows in streaked lines making interesting graphics on the wall, I’m reminded that the only certainty is uncertainty and the only constant is change—making no more sense than this mishmosh of lines, yet endlessly fascinating.
I’m already feeling better and if past experiences are a sound prediction of future results, all will be back on track by next week. Have a wonderful day today and may this next week be the best week ever!
Until then… My best, Shelley
P.S. Let me know how things are going for you… Does any of this resonate?
Ah! I have found that you can't turn on creativity. Like you, I have collect a variety of "interesting" topics to write about. I look at my list and one of those subjects jumps out at me -- or maybe not. Sometimes it's a topic that never even made that list. And sometimes it's just that other priorities pull me away from writing. I like you sharing some oldies -- I've done the same. Although I decided not to commit to a particular schedule! (thank goodness!)
I've been there my friend... it's like the new venture, thing, idea has not fully grounded but its started. Have a good weekend. Love the shoji screen.