Revising a Year: Being Still…

We all need to regularly regroup, re-evaluate, and refocus. My sabbatical from blogging since September has been just that for me–a long-awaited escape, even though I've been here all along, lurking and watching and enjoying the rest of you while I watch ;o) A year ago, I was a writer desperately needing an infusion of energy and courage. So I went on a retreat with other writers and recharged. This year, that "being still" place came before the trip, which I leave for in just a few days. This year, I'm bringing the peace with me.

Being still, in preparation for being still. That's what this time away has felt like. Last year, I was seeking courage. This year, as I walk the surf on a barrier island in South Carolina, my retreat will be about breathing in the life I've spent the last twelve months living, and knowing that even more abundance is awaiting me going forward. What will I be? How will what I've become grow even more? What amazing things from this last year will feed into all that is to come? These are the things that being quiet brings to me. To all of us, I suspect.

When we step away, consciously, we honor what we're leaving as well as what we withdraw to contemplate. We're focusing on both ourselves and all the wonderful things we're temporarily letting go. We're giving ourselves a chance to be grateful and to long to return. The perspective it gives me and my creative work, no matter how little or much time I have to step away, is priceless.

So many of you have emailed or FB messaged or sent Tweet DMs to ask when I'll be back, and to say that my posts and updates comments have been missed. Bless you. Know that the feeling is mutual. I have so much to share: waterfall pics from trips I've taken; new dream theory and Psychic Realm discoveries; my take on crazy things I hear and the laugh-out-loud (and poignant) things my teenager says; How We Write craft and industry updates; exciting things that are happening in my publishing life.

But most importantly, I find myself longing to come back with even more excitement than I realized I needed to away. I'm missing the energy and flow of talking with the world every day, instead feeling drained by it. I'm craving this connection that feeds my creativity, and hopefully yours as well.

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You've been missed, in my life. As I leave soon for the retreat that began a year of healing for me last November, I'm so excited to be taking you with me.

You, my friends and readers and social media family are, quite simply, the best!