~Marlene Dietrich
…leaving for a writer’s retreat this weekend.
It’s a once a year escape where a group of writers meet to share ideas, talk out problems, laugh, talk, forge friendships, reinforce a bonding as only like minds can accomplish, share a glass of wine or two, and kick some butts that need serious attention. Mine in particular.
But I am happy to say that I have been able to get a little writing done.
Very little. But I will gratefully count what is there.
I can actually feel stirrings of the passion again which has been missing for so long.
It’s a wonderful feeling. Like an old friend coming to visit. This time I will hide its suitcase and demand it stay.
It is not easy to do something you don’t HAVE to do when your life is in turmoil. I need to get back to the things that excited, inspired, and motivated me about my writing.
I was listening to Mark Cuban (owner of the Mavericks and note to my youngest son out there: there better be an invitation to a Mavs game with you this year) speak on the radio and he was asked about his experience on ‘Dancing with the Stars’. He said that every week he and his partner decide what the goals are for the week. What do they want to accomplish and when they decide, they make it a definitive goal.
That is definitely a problem of mine. I just go with the flow although I really love making lists and adhering to them. I am flexible, but need to work on being just a tad bit more stringent. If it is important to someone like Mark (whether you like him or not) in dancing, then it is a good probability that is why he is successful in business.
Did you know he is 6’3″ tall? He looks so short on television!
See ya Sunday!
~Sandy
