With
the New Year right around the corner, I have begun to experience the usual
bubbles of excitement.
The
coming year feels incredibly special. There's trepidation, hopes, dreams, joy,
and so many mixed feelings. I don't know if others have felt this way about being at the brink
of turning 40, but it certainly has me in its grips as I wonder what next?
And
so, with these myriad thoughts going on in my head, I've decided to fulfill this
little dream that has taken shape in my heart and soul…A literary pursuit with
very humble beginnings in the form of this blog.
For
a person who's mostly kept her thoughts to herself, the idea of a blog is
certainly scary and threatening, and I hope that I will be able to conquer my
own fears through writing.
What
better words to make me spring into action than the excerpt here from The
Writer's Manifesto at Goinswriter.com, which I
just chanced upon:
It’s
time.
To
dream boldly and imagine impossibilities.
To
conjure up words and phrases
the
world is waiting to hear.
To
turn off email and stop checking blog stats.
To
stop worrying.
And
just write.
It’s time to begin.
…
We
only have today.
That
is all we are ever promised.
And today, we must write.
So, a humble prayer as I start to write…I
hope and pray that this initiation into writing takes me beyond this blog and
into the world of more books, writers, writing, and literary joy…
