SUNSET OVER THE BLOG MACHINE

I've been thinking a lot about this blog. I began as a way to keep those at a distance informed about what was happening in my heart of hearts. I have always written and I will always write. I seem to discover myself in the process...gain clarity on how I feel about things and realize where I am in my world and with myself. I love it.  I love words and puns and double entendre. I love writing about all the myriad blessings of my life and the challenges as they occur. I don't seem to have a point. I mean...it is not a blog about food or gardens or life in the western Maine mountains. It is more a blog about me. At various times I've burned inside to get something written. I try to make my focus deeply personal because I believe that the more personal we are in what we share with the world, the more widespread the empathy of others. The personal leads strait into the transpersonal. Lately, I find that keeping this blog is connected to my feelings about the computer and internet in general. Originally, I had thought...gee. I keep a journal and write e-mails. Why not open up to others with my process? And so I did that. Over time, I've discovered that I am not going anywhere with this blog. I am not going anywhere with my journals either but they, being private and an integral part of me continue to pile up in my closet and may serve some purpose I am yet unaware of. Being 60 is asking me to make some significant changes in my life. I find myself more drawn to silence and birdsong...breezes in the leaves...Earthly beauty. Words wear me out. And until I discover where my writer self is headed and what exactly she wants to write about, I am leaving this blog behind. Thank you everyone who has stopped by to check in on my ruminations!
I'll be back in some changed form...perhaps a new medium altogether. But in the mean time...keep creating. This is your life and it is meaningful as you attribute meaning to it. Any process that emulates the creative process will only result in added beauty for the world...so no matter what you are creating...keep at it and trust the process. As you create...so you become.