My First Grateful Post of 2011
There's something special about a forest after the rain. The clouds even sense it and dip into the tree tops, trailing gentle white fingers through the needles. I couldn't resist going outside when I saw this through my window. I pulled myself away from my computer and a story that keeps wanting to be written and walked a bit. It's always a wonderful surprise to find that I when I step out my door I'm immediately in a place that offers so much: chilled air to freshen my face, a canyon filled with redwoods to make my writer-eyes relax, a creek that plays like lovely music along my path.
I returned to my computer and a new chapter came as if I'd already written it. The truth is that the fresh air and the forest and the creek next to the path wrote that chapter. I was only the secretary.
This is my first grateful post of the year. There will be more because I have so much to be grateful for.
And you? What are you grateful for, readers? We're a diverse lot, so it would be wonderful to know what gives you joy and what you appreciate most. If you write, where do you gather your inspiration?
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
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Yes, the family is something we must all be grateful for. That's my main theme in The Princess of Las Pulgas. They might lose everything, but they still have each other. Thanks for the comment.
I'm grateful for my family. I realize that's not very original, but they truly do a lot for me. We may not be very well off but they are always there to support me and help me out when I need it. I always have a shoulder to cry on. Without my family I wouldn't be in college (one of the only ones in my family) and I wouldn't be the person I am today.