My granddaughter, Leona, has a cute children’s book titled Max the Brave. Max is a black kitten and he is fearless and brave. He wears a red-fabric-lined black cape. He wants to chase mice but, problematically, doesn’t know what a mouse looks like. He is challenged because he runs into a monster thinking it is mouse. I feel for Max. I feel like Max.
Love that you are doing this. It takes courage to write vulnerably but there is great power in speaking more about the realities of these things. I’ve recently jump started my Pilates by getting an in home reformer. I takes up 1/2 of our office but I already feel better having a more regular practice. In other news, we still have all our cassettes tapes and cds (just looked through them and found White Lion, Ronnie Milsap and Tevin Campbell which is a quite a journal of sorts). It took all my strength not to bring home all of my dads 8 tracks/ reel to reels. Best to you on this journey
Wow! Congratulations on sitting down and writing Diane. And cleaning out...if it takes writing a memoir, sign me up. We all have So many stories to share. Looking forward to reading more. xo teri
Writers are such curious folks, especially when writing personal essay. I am finding my way. Thank you for following along on this journey of mine. xoxox
Diane you are brave. I am stuck wanting to write something helpful but I am not good at connecting in writing. I think of all the times I was around you and maybe you were dealing with this then. I do believe that those years of Pilates did help you.
What I can’t get out of my mind is the emotional/physical discomfort you have gone thru and it shows me how important sharing is. ❤️
Thank you for this caring note. I am finding an audience that surprises me and delights me and makes me feel secure in my writing these personal essays. Much appreciated to hear from you.
Love this! Procrastination a la chores. Anything but... the intended attempt to share vulnerable insights. I bet all of us have a few of those hidden deep. More power to you. 💜
YES! Writing memoir is not only facing the monster, it's chasing it down and wrestling with it. Bravo to you for being in the ring. Most memoirists I know, admit that they spend 50% of their time under the desk crying and another 25% cleaning closets, organizing drawers, and scouring the fridge. Thank you for putting the time in, your readers are benefiting from your hard work, and I appreciate your courage. Now I'm off to clean out the glovebox ...
Becky, great to hear from you. Appreciate the further insights. It felt easy on some level to write cookbooks and develop recipes because I wasn't get personal other than sharing my creativity and tastebuds, so to speak.
Hope you found hidden treasures in your glovebox, as opposed to stale granola bars like I have in mine !!
Love that you are doing this. It takes courage to write vulnerably but there is great power in speaking more about the realities of these things. I’ve recently jump started my Pilates by getting an in home reformer. I takes up 1/2 of our office but I already feel better having a more regular practice. In other news, we still have all our cassettes tapes and cds (just looked through them and found White Lion, Ronnie Milsap and Tevin Campbell which is a quite a journal of sorts). It took all my strength not to bring home all of my dads 8 tracks/ reel to reels. Best to you on this journey
Wow! Congratulations on sitting down and writing Diane. And cleaning out...if it takes writing a memoir, sign me up. We all have So many stories to share. Looking forward to reading more. xo teri
Thank you Teri,
Writers are such curious folks, especially when writing personal essay. I am finding my way. Thank you for following along on this journey of mine. xoxox
Diane you are brave. I am stuck wanting to write something helpful but I am not good at connecting in writing. I think of all the times I was around you and maybe you were dealing with this then. I do believe that those years of Pilates did help you.
What I can’t get out of my mind is the emotional/physical discomfort you have gone thru and it shows me how important sharing is. ❤️
Hi Michele,
Thank you for this caring note. I am finding an audience that surprises me and delights me and makes me feel secure in my writing these personal essays. Much appreciated to hear from you.
Love this! Procrastination a la chores. Anything but... the intended attempt to share vulnerable insights. I bet all of us have a few of those hidden deep. More power to you. 💜
Thank you Deirdre,
Procrastination is a writer's tool for subliminal thinking! One get's shit done while trying to figure out what they want to put into words.
YES! Writing memoir is not only facing the monster, it's chasing it down and wrestling with it. Bravo to you for being in the ring. Most memoirists I know, admit that they spend 50% of their time under the desk crying and another 25% cleaning closets, organizing drawers, and scouring the fridge. Thank you for putting the time in, your readers are benefiting from your hard work, and I appreciate your courage. Now I'm off to clean out the glovebox ...
Becky, great to hear from you. Appreciate the further insights. It felt easy on some level to write cookbooks and develop recipes because I wasn't get personal other than sharing my creativity and tastebuds, so to speak.
Hope you found hidden treasures in your glovebox, as opposed to stale granola bars like I have in mine !!
What a treat to read your writing. Keep going, Diane!
Thank you Dianne. You support means a lot. How different this is from writing cookbooks!!
Diane, you are such a gifted writer and starting a new project is always courageous. Glad to see you in print again.
Thank you Sharon. Getting this kind of encouragement is helpful in keeping those fearful writing monsters away!!