I just logged in to TypePad after being away for a long time. I didn't go away, I just changed what I was doing on the internet.
For the longest time I felt like I had something to say, and then one day I didn't anymore.
Looking at my last post, it is crazy how quickly time has passed and how much has changed since I put my thoughts down in a blog. I didn't mean to ignore this all, but 2018 was a year of great changes. We sold our home of 15 years, downsized into our next chapter. Work has been a non-stop adventure year 'round. Kids growing up, one off to college and another in the last year of High School. Health - getting my feet fixed after bitching about hammertoes and bunions for years. And there were other things that just changed what I was thinking about and what I wanted to say. How all that and more happened between '18 and '2o, I just don't know.
And then, this year?
2020
How can you reflect on this year without shaking your head? It's been a doozy to say the least. Covid, the closing of businesses, changes in daily routines, the death toll that continues to rise. People who are in denial over the virus and oh, yeah, the whole political scene. I never imagined we'd be so polarized or that some of the most analytical and intelligent people I know would believe in election conspiracy theories.
I am still busy but finding that I need to make more time to step out of reality more often. It's been a bear this year. And a little fiction reading has taken me away briefly from the constant drone of daily life. Reading about other people's stories has given my brain permission to remove the focus from things that I have no control over anyway.
It's time to start thinking again. And enjoying the process of writing.
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