A Writer’s Heart Reborn.

As much as I try to avoid cliches, an old adage seems to occupy my thoughts this evening: "Time Flies."  Sharing those two simple words should have been painless, but instead it gave me a feeling like the screeching sound of fingernails down a chalk board.  

It seems the older I get, the faster time passes. I reflect on all that has happened in my life the past 10, 15, 20 years, and I realize that time really hasn't gone by that quickly; so much has happened in my life that I'm surprised I didn't need 50 years to live through all that I have experienced. 

While making the everyday normal events of my life happen, my passion for writing has always been with me. Although it may appear I have all but forgotten about the writer in me,  which has been with me as far back as I can remember, it is always there lingering around in the recesses of my soul.

There have been times in my life when I've had exciting focus and dedication, and then without conscious awareness, my goals are put back on the shelf, and my dreams on the back burner--always there, but simmering like an unwatched pot of stew. I forgot to mention I have a very metaphorical writing style. My excuses for not writing---I’m too busy, how can I switch from my corporate thought process to a writer’s thought process when I get home only to have to make dinner, and I need to help somebody with something. Excuses, excuse. It's as if I sold my writer's soul to corporate America and these so-called side jobs.

I was tired of the excuses and knew I had to do something to make my writing a priority. I’ve done quite a bit of contemplating the past year, and have simplified my life quite significantly. Gone are the side jobs to make extra spending money, learning to say no to helping with projects that take me away from my family and my writing, and focusing on the things that bring me peace and joy; as the layers of extracurricular obligations have peeled off, the desire to write grows stronger....a rejuvenation of my passion. I am positively overwhelmed with a confidence that the writer in me has returned with determination. Writing is my calling in life and I need to go after it with urgency and the passion I once felt so long ago.

I thought I would start with blogging to re-acquaint myself with my creative process and to nurture the inspiration inside this writer’s soul. I write from the heart--the heart of a writer.

Julie