Expanding and Contracting
Something happens when a loved one dies. Those who are left either wake up or go deeper to sleep. I woke up, again. I realized that, in honor of my mother’s life as a passionate writer, I need to get serious about my own writing. She always encouraged me, even when she disagreed with what I was writing about. Writing has been my therapy longer than anything else, even yoga or gardening. It has been the solid rock that my “self” is built upon. Sometimes it looks like a messy purge; other times it is an eloquent and other-worldly expression of my feelings. I could go on, of course, but I won’t.
The point is this: From now on, I want to make a difference with “my writing.” It is said that a writer should “write what they know.” What I know for sure, is that life is unpredictable, there is pain and suffering, and there is also unexplainable beauty everywhere. I also know about yoga, meditation, and creativity. I guess I could say I know a little bit about gardening too. These things come naturally to me and are my “side therapies.” So, that is what I will write about now.
This means the “road to simplicity” has served its purpose. It was a six year chronicle of an adventure that brought me to this place of pure focus. I had so many highlights and insights along the way. I would not change a single minute of that journey. And I will do it again, one day. But, recently, I found myself at an intersection–the past, the future, and everything in between, staring me in the face. I looked out and saw the expanse in all directions. I closed my eyes and felt the minute details of my life inside me. I knew it was time to be still and simply write.
At some point, when I figure out how to save the “good stuff” from this blog, I will shut it down. But I am already building another, more educational, perhaps inspirational series of articles that I hope will help someone else dig deeper and find the parts of themselves that are waiting to be expressed. The journey is not over. It is never over. I’m just pausing to integrate, fine tune, look back and forward, expand and contract.
My new blog is called Mind, Body, Spirit Connections. I hope you’ll join me. https://wordpress.com/view/mindbodyspiritconnections.blog
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I’ve enjoyed your On The Road to Simplicity blog. Changes happen, and when we embrace those changes good things follow. Thank you for letting us know about your new blog site. I was able to get to it directly using just *mindbodyspiritconnections.blog *. However, I too use WordPress so when I tried using the link in your email https://wordpress.com/view/mindbodyspiritconnections.blog it simply took me to my main WordPress site instead of yours. Thought you might like to know. Wishing you terrific results with your new blogsite and that it helps you accomplish your goals!
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 6:41 AM ontheroadtosimplicity wrote:
> ontheroadtosimplicity posted: ” Something happens when a loved one dies. > Those who are left either wake up or go deeper to sleep. I woke up, again. > I realized that, in honor of my mother’s life as a passionate writer, I > need to get serious about my own writing. She always encourage” >
Thank you. Still figuring out the logistics. Hope you are doing good we’ll. It was nice reading g your adventures as well.