I just received a letter in the mail. I wrote it a few months ago at the final meeting for the year of the Writer's Club at Amherst, and Emmy sent it out as the summer draws to a close (thanks!). Here it is, slightly edited:
Waking up on the last day of something, or the first, contemplating ends and beginnings, taking an impossible leap, discovering things in myself that were so well hidden that I had never seen a trace; finishing something with pride and congratulations, with an awed appreciation for my own capabilities, winning an opportunity to begin something unfamiliar and exciting, coming across something new and beautiful; finding my own expressions inspirational, drawing away from the dredges of conformity, ready to fly off, my trajectory charted only in the minimal ways dictated by necessity, equipped with what I need for the moment and knowing that tomorrow will take care of itself; now, a part of me recognizes that I am finally pushing past the chasm that separates me from adulthood, coming into my own and finally knowing what that is, what it means, how I fit into it, and releasing the worries of inadequacy and inefficiency and incompletion, drawing a new hope from within, blossoming in the glow of tender care and daily watering, and my eyes widen in wonder as I greet it each morning upon waking up.
The prompt was to write about something that makes me happy. What makes you happy?
August 18, 2009
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3 comments:
YOU make me happy! Also chocolate, coffee, the ocean, warm kittens, cuddling and naps. Basically (oh and cookies) everything that makes you warm and fuzzy inside. Except rain. I like that too.
Hi how are you?
I was looking through your blog, and I found it interesting, and inspiring to me, so I thought why not leave you a comment.
I too have a blog that I use out of Southern California here in San Diego.
Mostly it is a collection of artistic expression, and I have many friends with the same interests, maybe you can become my friend, and follow, and I can also follow you, if that is okay.
Well I hope to hear from you soon, and or read about you….LOL
Sincerely,
Jesse
That's totally how I write. What makes me happy is you guys :) And also my birthday. And pens.
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