Wecome Back!

Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I posted!  I ran into a big of a tough spot towards the end of summer.  I was so busy, and had been "thinking" about my writing, that I didn't even realize it had been so long since I actually posted anything.  Much has happened, I do so hope to be able to type about it, if not today, then in the near future.  I want to thank everyone who emailed me asking about the blog.  I do appreciate that people are/were checking! 

As most people know, Steve Jobs passed yesterday.  I'm going to take a line from his 2005 Stanford Commencement speech, and use it as part of my life.  As I'm sure you've all read, this by now, but the following is the excerpt:

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

In the past, I've been afraid to write, act, paint, whatever, because I was worried about the judgement of others.  I can blame it on my past, but honestly, I need to live in the present.  Move On.  It is a theme that has been coming up a lot over the summer for me in various places from books to lectures to even my yoga class.  It doesn't mean we cannot mourn the past, but we, or should I say I, need to move on.  

And that being said, I want to post a few things about the most amazing little girl I know, KZ.  I had a piece I wrote about KZ reviewed by someone without children, but who is a writer.  She said, "So what?  What makes her any different than any other kid?"  I got her point as in, if I want to sell this to a magazine, it needs that special grab, but I also feel, hey, what makes KZ so special?  She's mine.  I fought for years to become pregnant and feel blessed beyond compare to have her.  And God knows, KZ is the in that FUN stage now.  Everything she does involves laughter and happiness.  She goes to bed with ease telling me she loves me and misses me already and wakes up smiling running to me with arms wide open saying how much she loves me.   I've heard it changes as they get older, but for me, right now, I'm enjoying my present ... the gift of KZ.