Not dead, but definitely in a bit of a writer's funk. I've been consciously avoiding this blog because, well, my brain was tired. It still is, though a bit less so after a week off from teaching.
It didn't hit me until I was out for an after-dinner walk today that I need to take this blog in a direction that, put simply, matters more -- both to you who take time to check it out and to me. I don't intend to become overly serious, but I do want to take a look at some of the things that trouble me as well as things that inspire me or make me laugh. I do so in the hope that my thoughts will prove of some use to people who find themselves struggling to get through their day.
Like what, you might ask. Like the number of us who, though just a few years away from retirement, face the humbling challenge of raising a grandchild.
Like the number of us who have witnessed the self-destructive behavior of young people in our lives and struggled mightily before realizing that we can't change them -- only ourselves and our reactions to them.
Like being the daughter of a remarkable lady who, at 97 years and seven months, is still in reasonably good health but who I know is not going to live forever.
No, I won't be turning this blog into an advice column. Wiser minds than mine are just a few mouse clicks away.
But I do plan to reflect more on the very human situations that can drive us up the wall or, I hope, make us more compassionate people with more giving, grateful hearts.
Wish me luck, and please check back in a few days. I promise you: I'm not dead yet.
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Glad to see you are back! I need to make my return to the blogging world myself.
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