Welcome
to the Writing Life. I have been blogging about myriad topics since 2004. Although this blog was initially a means to
keep family and friends abreast of my progress when I was going through treatments for leukemia, it quickly became an extension of my private journal. Here I could publicly share my thoughts
and write essays about revelations I had during my recovery period. That blog
eventually evolved into more of a political one with personal musings and people profiles
interspersed throughout—basically, a hodge-podge of all my interests.
When I examine the journal writing I have done over the
past two decades, it is amazing the discoveries I’ve uncovered about myself and
my world. My book, Rebirth, was the
result of the journaling I did during my cancer treatment period from December 14,
2003 through December 31, 2004. It chronicles my life as a cancer patient and
survivor, including my hospital admissions for chemotherapy and bone marrow
transplant. I published a second edition of that book in 2014.
My
musings here will span a variety of topics developed through the lens of how
writing and other creative activity furthers personal and career goals, aids in
maneuvering through transitional periods, overcoming adversity, uncovering and
facing old wounds that need to be healed, and manifesting the life you envision.
These tools, useful in the personal and career realms, can also help facilitate
ideas and actions for change in your community and the world. My personal
writings and observations, as well as those of others who embrace the power and
art of writing, will be shared throughout these posts. Words help create ideas,
ideas promote action, and action manifests change.
In the
movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest’s mother
tells him that: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know
what you’re gonna get.” The future is unknown. Surprises—welcome or not
—confront us each day, even each moment. Some people sail through life’s
challenges and vicissitudes with more ease than others. Perhaps this is because
they are naturally more laid-back and deal with adversity better. However, we
can all survive and thrive by developing strategies that help us prepare to cope
when life throws us curve balls.
My goal
is to provide some strategies you will find helpful on this fabulous, sometimes
frustrating and scary journey called life. I prefer to call it an adventure. As
you follow me here, I hope you come to see it as an adventure too. If you
already do, well, then let’s make it an even more fantastic one. Here’s to
writing your life and a better world. Cheers!
1 comment:
Looking forward to reading more of Deborah! Speak out please!
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