June 1, 2023
I like to write, always have. Putting my thoughts to paper is not only therapeutic, but it’s just fun.
I never want to get started though, it seems like a chore and I put it off, thinking I have nothing to say that anybody will care about . But when I finally sit down and get started, I’m in the “flow” and when I’m finished, I’m pretty proud of those words in front of me. Actually it’s not pen-to-paper, cause I use my laptop! Feels the same, though.
Quite a few years ago, while visiting one of my grown sons, I read a little fun thing I wrote that day, cause it was a memory to him, too.
I was shocked at his response. “That just makes me so mad!”
ME: “What, mad, why?”
HIM: “Cause you always write this amazing stuff and nobody ever gets to read it! Just makes me mad.”
ME: “What? What am I supposed to do with it, start a blog or something. I’d have no idea how to do that!” I said it a bit sarcastically, not really meaning it.
Well, wouldn’t you know, one of my grandsons was listening and he knew exactly how to start a blog!
“I can show you, Gramma! I know how to do it.” How can a gramma say no to that! So we were off to the family compute, and in about an hour he had me all set up on a free site: Wixsite.com, and I was off and running. A few years later I switched to WordPress because it gave me more options.
So I thought I’d share that first article, a bit of free verse I wrote while cleaning out overcrowded closets. Thoughts I didn’t think would interest anyone! And who would have thought I would eventually write and publish a book!
The real message here is to pursue what you are passionate about, what gives you joy in the doing of it. You never know where it will take you!
Wildly Clara 
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