Thursday, May 1 , 2025

 Hello, again!  Happy May 1st!

Every month I get scared that I won't have anything to discuss.  Well, May is going to be awesome!  

Last month I began deep cleaning and reorganizing my house.  FYI- keeping your home clean and organized literally sweeps the blues and anxiety away-no pun intended!  This month I will be continuing my stress-free quest by cleaning and organizing my closets.  By the time it comes to seeing my papa in person everything should be ship-shape.

Anyway, I bought a book from Amazon called The Memoir Workbook A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Brainstorm, Organize, and Write Your Unique Story by C.S. Lakin.  I sent a copy to papa, who is also working on his memoirs.  This  book really gets your juices flowing when it comes to writing about yourself.

In addition, I bought (for me, not for papa) Poetry 30 Day Challenge  and I downloaded another 30-Day Challenge that is sent directly to my inbox.

I figure that cleaning up my life will enable me to stay calm and focus on my writing on my downtime.

Work has been great, but I keep it to a minimum because a longer recovery period helps my mental health and my spirituality.  

I also make time to think, breathe, meditate and study my Bible.

Spring time is all about making everything new and renewed, I intend on taking a deep dive into the creative while reflecting on significant events that describe the age-old question: "Who am I?"

"Who am I"-indeed.

After  54 years, everything is coming together like a jig saw puzzle of my fractured life and how healing and redemption became part of the conversation.

Well, that's all for now.

Until next time xoxo