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Musing…
“If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.” Rollo May
Charise’s Turn:
How much to venture and how much to stay rooted at home is a current quandary. The thick of the pandemic took the venturing part out of this equation (other than humble walks and drives) and allowed for a hunkering down. For me, this lifestyle led to a collection of poems for publication––my most recent book, Muse in a Suitcase.
I have the makings of another collection, and the list of poems has been sitting on my desk for months on end. Am I waiting for another shutdown to get this off the ground? How do I pick up the renewed rhythm of life, with its social gatherings, events, and in-person work routines while also fulfilling a creative project? I’ve had a fantasy of going on a writing retreat in France but haven’t been able to realistically plan for this trip. My sensible side believes it’s possible to tackle the writing project at home. Meanwhile, home has its own demands of fresh paint here and refinishing floors there, etc. etc.
My pledge, at this moment, is to create a title page for the poetry book I have in mind––such a simple step that I hadn’t even thought of until writing this post. It will be a start as well as a place to put a manuscript into form. Voilá! I’m off to France––figuratively speaking.
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