New Year-New Opps

I think the reason Christmas comes before New Years is to give us hope that we will see the fruition of our hopes and dreams in the coming year.

Every winter is followed by Spring and the seeds we have planted throughout the last year have taken root-some will blossom as we continue to cultivate our gardens and new ones will be planted as the year progresses.

I am happy to report that my writing efforts in 2015 have prospered; the American Legion Post has asked me to continue writing for them and the Senior Center anthology project was also a success-sales exceeded our expectation by 40% and I have been asked to continue as the Creative Writing Instructor for 2016 from January-December.

Beyond that are several writing projects close to my heart; A story of finding my Uncle Arthur-who died in WW2; a serial about a soldier suffering from PTSD and the dog that befriends him-part of my effort to bring a "pets for vets" program to Huntsville; and a photo/story book about my dog, Mr. Freckles.

As a writer it is essential to know where you are going and I am blessed to have this road map rather than just resolutions. In the past I have made and unmade many resolutions which never bore fruit and along the way I have learned that we must plan and work ahead-it is easier to stay in motion rather than get in motion. The longest part of any journey is taking the first step.

New year-new opportunities; remember, last week's new business is this week's old.

And who knows what other opportunities will come our way in 2016 as we travel our own unique paths as readers, writers and the unique people we were created to be?