Writing

Well, so much for being able to eat outside Thanksgiving Day!  Looks like the cold is coming to stay for a while.  So, the ten of us will spend much time inside buildings.  Just hope it's warm enough for the boys to fish - one of their most fun things to do - besides riding on the Pond in the pedal boat or the canoe.  This year we'll find out just how hardy they are………A bit of philosophy from the book, This I Believe, an essay written by Mel Rusnov:  I believe we are more than the inhabitants of our cubicles….I believe we are transformed and connected by the power and beauty of our creativity. And I believe I owe it to my True Self and the Universe to be creative and connected.  This is my reason for spending December in near isolation at the beach. ……..        I will be busy with yoga, meditation,  breathing exercises, reading, walking the beach, mentally riding the waves as they move in and out,  long hot baths, naps on the couch, and the birds - soaring with the birds.  And hopefully occasional visits by friends to break the pattern, relieve the pressure,  and inspire.  All of this is designed to produce writing.  Writing is one of the most difficult creative activities I attempt.  For a couple of years now I have been working on a memoir. …actually mostly NOT working…... It is time to make a book.  I'm not going until Sunday after Thanksgiving, but I have begun filling a box with tools for writing.  More importantly, I have begun preparing my mind and my soul for the adventure.