Contemplating Eights
It’s 8:00 pm on a Friday, and I find myself contemplating eights.
My eighth-year embarking on a one-month-of-weekdays writing challenge.
Eight times around the sun since I started writing in earnest in 2019.
Eight years of increasing confusion about what is reality and what is illusion in our land.
Eight years of sending light into the world, through touch, music, and words on paper.
I estimated a few years ago that in this intensive month, I write upwards of 50,000 words per challenge. That’s a book a year, should I go back and edit and polish and do all the things.
All my life people have said “you should write a book.” I’ve been contemplating that idea a lot lately. The suggested subjects of said book have changed over the years with my interests, but I have always found at least 8 reasons not to do the work.
People will also say about me “That Robbin is always busy.” And I am. I never seem to stop. I find it hard to say “no” to things that interest me and get me out of the house and away from a screen. Perhaps that’s my excuse. Perhaps it’s a really lousy one.
Finally, I’m looking at retirement. What will I do with all my time? Will I let myself stop for a while? Would a book make a difference in this world? What do I really want now, at this time in my life?
More than anything, I find myself searching for clarity - for my future, and for the future of truth in our country. It feels like we are living in the Upside Down. I’d like to leave there with my soul intact.
So, with the theme of Clarity firmly in hand, I welcome the prompts from Megan Macedo, Writing Challenge organizer, to get me started. Each weekday I write, it gets “published” on our writing group website and on my blog the following morning. I’ll send you a daily email with the link to the blog for the current day to read.
You’re welcome to join me on this journey. There’s no pressure. If you’d like to come along, I’d be delighted to share my thoughts with you. Just send me a note in Messenger and make sure I have a current email for you.
Please let me know by Monday, as we start in earnest on Tuesday morning.
Twenty-eight minutes after 8:00 pm, and I’m ready to push send.
Are you in, or are you out?
Eight times around the sun since I started writing in earnest in 2019.
Eight years of increasing confusion about what is reality and what is illusion in our land.
Eight years of sending light into the world, through touch, music, and words on paper.
I estimated a few years ago that in this intensive month, I write upwards of 50,000 words per challenge. That’s a book a year, should I go back and edit and polish and do all the things.
All my life people have said “you should write a book.” I’ve been contemplating that idea a lot lately. The suggested subjects of said book have changed over the years with my interests, but I have always found at least 8 reasons not to do the work.
People will also say about me “That Robbin is always busy.” And I am. I never seem to stop. I find it hard to say “no” to things that interest me and get me out of the house and away from a screen. Perhaps that’s my excuse. Perhaps it’s a really lousy one.
Finally, I’m looking at retirement. What will I do with all my time? Will I let myself stop for a while? Would a book make a difference in this world? What do I really want now, at this time in my life?
More than anything, I find myself searching for clarity - for my future, and for the future of truth in our country. It feels like we are living in the Upside Down. I’d like to leave there with my soul intact.
So, with the theme of Clarity firmly in hand, I welcome the prompts from Megan Macedo, Writing Challenge organizer, to get me started. Each weekday I write, it gets “published” on our writing group website and on my blog the following morning. I’ll send you a daily email with the link to the blog for the current day to read.
You’re welcome to join me on this journey. There’s no pressure. If you’d like to come along, I’d be delighted to share my thoughts with you. Just send me a note in Messenger and make sure I have a current email for you.
Please let me know by Monday, as we start in earnest on Tuesday morning.
Twenty-eight minutes after 8:00 pm, and I’m ready to push send.
Are you in, or are you out?
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