Jun
21
I finished my career as an educator two years ago, so that means I’m retired, right?
Wrong! What it means is that I now work for myself. I do things that have been dreams for many years. But I didn’t arrive at my current schedule overnight.
I love organization. I love being organized. So, it seemed a natural progression for me to seek to organize the things I hoped to accomplish. I had seen the movie, The Bucket List, and decided I needed my own bucket list. For those of you who are not familiar with the expression, it is a list of things you would like to accomplish before you die (or kick the bucket, as the expression goes). That became job number one. I must say that I was surprised at some of the items that ended up on my list!
Some of the things on my list are:
- Visit
- Publish a book
- Learn to ride a horse
- Learn to swim properly
- Take a conversational French course
- Work on my Masters Degree
- Drive on the 401
- Get over my fear of snakes
I finished my list and went, “wow”. How can I ever do all that? Then I remembered how to eat an elephant, “one bite at a time.” Which “elephant” should I tackle first? I checked the list carefully, loosely putting things in order of priority. Which would be most fulfilling? Which would fill my time in a purposeful manner? We’ve talked about a trip to
There was no question in my mind that publishing a book should be the first one. I think it is the one I most desire. So the decision was made. For all you aspiring writers; remember to make the decision first; don’t worry about what your topic will be or how you’ll ever get enough words on paper, or who will publish it. Make the decision to write. Once that is made, the other things will fall into place.
And keep reading my blog postings. I will lead you step by step along my personal writing journey.
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