Another Year Gone By

My husband celebrated another birthday this weekend and I must at some point acknowledge that mine is not too far away. That's right, another year has gone by, which really wouldn't be so bad except somebody hit the "fast forward" button on my and they forgot to tell me.  Does it ever feel like that to any of you all?

Young and idealistic in university, I made so many plans to learn several languages, travel the world and absorb as much knowledge aspossible. Many years later, I've learned 1.5 languages (besides English of course), traveled to a few places and find that I am continuously lacking in knowledge.  Not to mention that at some point during these years, I reconnected with writing and now find much of my goals revolve around my family and writing. Time has passed and with it I have

changed, but I'm also okay with it all. Something that surprises me every time I consider it.

Also surprising is my tendency to get distracted every time I sit down to write. I'll crank a few paragraphs out then suddenly have to check emails or read blogs. Perhaps it's because I'm nearing the end of my work and the scenes or rewriting I'm doing take more thought. At least that is what I'm trying to convince myself. Most likely it has something to do with a new work unfolding in my mind. I'm restraining myself from starting it as I need to tie up loose ends with my current manuscript, but you all know how that goes. Anyway, before I continue rambling and get off track, I'd like to encourage all you out there to go with the flow. The fundamental truth is that with each passing day, life may lead us in a direction we either like or we don't. Sometimes we have a say and sometimes we don't, but we do what we can with what we have. And what we don't understand today, we will most likely understand and learn to accept tomorrow.

Happy writing to you all and have a great rest of your week!

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