Hi Maureen, I totally relate to this post, which is really not about nothing; it's about something big. As a writer too, I have a pressure to show up for my readers, and let's face it, writing can be quite unromantic and unglamorous. Like Michele, I love that quote about the daily grind of taking care of oneself and one's loved ones. Nicely done!
Thanks Beth no it’s not about nothing is it and yet so often people don’t realize how hard it is to just suit up some days. Nice to “meet” a fellow writer who understands how unglamorous it is at times.
"What then happens when we reach the mountain top?"
Life is often like the hike to a mountain top, where you are faced with a number of false summits. You think you're approaching the top, online to realize you're simply cresting a ridge line, and the true summit is still further way, higher up, further down the trail. And so we press on.
And you get a reprieve this week with all that is going on.
Ah, Maureen, your whole lotta nothing writing in the midst of your transcontinental move is breathtaking to absorb. And yes, your reflection :"...It takes a special type of courage - one that isn’t glamorous or enshrined in epic poems, to not chase the next, bright, shiny new thing: To stay in the marriage; To take care of children or the ailing parent day after day after mind numbing day; To show up in a job or a friendship or a life that might not have the lure and pizzazz of newness anymore..." Yes. My lived experience at almost 69 years young is "yes...it takes a special kind of courage. This resonates and I am warmed from within." Thank you, Maureen.
I second Michele Voss's comments! The quote she cites is the one that brought tears to my eyes and is the one copied to share with my daughters. Thank you. That encouragement is most welcome today.
And your laugh out loud plethora of personalities is very relatable! I love all of them girlfriend!
Hi Maureen, I totally relate to this post, which is really not about nothing; it's about something big. As a writer too, I have a pressure to show up for my readers, and let's face it, writing can be quite unromantic and unglamorous. Like Michele, I love that quote about the daily grind of taking care of oneself and one's loved ones. Nicely done!
Thanks Beth no it’s not about nothing is it and yet so often people don’t realize how hard it is to just suit up some days. Nice to “meet” a fellow writer who understands how unglamorous it is at times.
"What then happens when we reach the mountain top?"
Life is often like the hike to a mountain top, where you are faced with a number of false summits. You think you're approaching the top, online to realize you're simply cresting a ridge line, and the true summit is still further way, higher up, further down the trail. And so we press on.
And you get a reprieve this week with all that is going on.
Cheers
Good thing I like to hike - right 😂
You're in a great place for that now too. Can recommend a lot of great hikes.
Ah, Maureen, your whole lotta nothing writing in the midst of your transcontinental move is breathtaking to absorb. And yes, your reflection :"...It takes a special type of courage - one that isn’t glamorous or enshrined in epic poems, to not chase the next, bright, shiny new thing: To stay in the marriage; To take care of children or the ailing parent day after day after mind numbing day; To show up in a job or a friendship or a life that might not have the lure and pizzazz of newness anymore..." Yes. My lived experience at almost 69 years young is "yes...it takes a special kind of courage. This resonates and I am warmed from within." Thank you, Maureen.
So glad it spoke to you and given the certain loss of pizzazz in my life of late I need to take my own medicine 🤪
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Thank you, I can relate.
I second Michele Voss's comments! The quote she cites is the one that brought tears to my eyes and is the one copied to share with my daughters. Thank you. That encouragement is most welcome today.
And your laugh out loud plethora of personalities is very relatable! I love all of them girlfriend!
Thanks for showing up and bringing something new and shiny and bright to my inbox.
Aww thank you for reading