It happens every now and again, that a blogger will go through periods of non – blogging. To some these are dark, scary times where the mind is completely blank and we can think of nothing to say. Other times it simply means that life has caught up with us and we do not have time to process it all and form complete sentences.
Since the last post, I’ve been focusing on a number of things for The Day Career, that I can’t discuss. It’s all good, though.
Although as I look back at the past years of posting thoughts, I realize that February and March just seem to be bad months. This year, especially, the universe played tricks with me, dangling the possibility of happiness and then sliding it away a bit. I wanted to avoid the usual slump and depression that sets in, so I kept busy. Reading, creating, plotting, planning, working, podcasting and the fruits of that research are starting to pay off.
My home is filling with notes, collections, plans and schemes. Some for this site, some for Radio Free Jersey and a whole ton for The Day Career. I’ve been reading books about living and changing how you live. Not self help books, per se, but books memoirs and life lessons. It has me thinking, oh yes the wheels are turning…
Five years ago, tomorrow (well, today now that I look at the clock), someone who was very dear to me passed on. It’s not like I lost her though. My grandmother is still here, in that I think of her often and hopes she forgives my indiscretions now that she is in a position to see everything.
What I am reflecting on at this moment, is how important it is to really live one’s life and realize what you really want in life. You may not get it now, but do not stop the pursuit. This woman lived apart from her husband for only six weeks before deciding that she’d had it here and quietly went to him. Six weeks. All these years later that still amazes me. My grandparents had one of the best love stories of all time. It’s something I aspire to.
Since my grandmother was a Latin teacher, I will leave you with this: Carpe Vita
