Happy
Endings
“If
you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop
your story.” Orson Welles
Today
marks the end of three years of writing a daily blog—more than a
thousand postings. I have tried to share with you some of my own
life, and my struggle to be a conscious human being, and to,
hopefully, shine a light into some dark places that exist both
without and within each of us. I have enjoyed seeing that a few
people all over the world, in places that I've never been, have
faithfully read these daily vignettes. That alone has inspired me to
continue day after day to get out of bed and write whatever is on my
heart and mind at that time.
Writing
the blog every day has helped me to develop the discipline needed to
be a writer. It has become my own spiritual practice; a good way to
start each day on a positive note. It has taught me that there are
enough stories in this world that I could write all day, every day
and never even scratch the surface. It has given me a framework for
thinking about life and its possibilities for good and bad.
But,
it has also kept me from other creative projects that have been on
the back-burner for far too long. There is a book that needs to be
put into its final format, and a collection of essays just begun and
longing to be told. There is the suggestion from a number of you to
do something more with my quilts—to write about them and tell their
stories. Others have suggested that I write a book for children
starring “Liza the Mini-Yak.” There is no shortage of suggestions
for new and exciting projects.
So,
today will be my last blog posting for Spiritually Speaking. Please
know how much you have enriched my life with your participation in
this blog and with your comments and suggestions. I plan to compile
the best of the posts into a daily reader for publication. I wish
each and everyone of you the very best that life has to offer. Thank
you so much.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
P.S.
Stay in touch! You have my email address—let me hear from you!
1 comment:
Oh, Jane. I have thoroughly enjoyed my daily ritual of reading and pondering your offerings in "Spiritually Speaking." And I will totally miss them.
I also celebrate that you're moving on to other writing projects. I wish you all the best. Thanks so much for your hard work and for your candor and depth and insight. We have all gained so much from Spiritually Speaking.
In the spirit!
Carol
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