You appear to balance it all well, and so often speak to my heart. Ditto on all counts. I want to live it first and then get down the memory of it all, so I can remember the amaziosity of being privileged to watch them grow up.
Your comment reminded me of a quote from Natalie Goldberg, something to the effect of "writers always live twice." We get to live it and then write it. What a gift. And also I love the word amziosity. I'm not sure if it's really a word but I love it anyway!
Grandchildren are amazing. They truly bring us into that lovely energy, and we adults smile in remembrance. There are many things I want and need to do this Tuesday, but I plan to drive 20 miles anyway to enjoy two exuberant little girls for the lovely reason you shared. Joy, love, excitement, happiness seem to shine out of them infinitely, and they get to sprinkle their magic granddaughter dust all over me. I may even bring my guitar…and write a song.💖😉
I'm so glad you get to spend time with those exuberant girls! And I hope you did write a song. How lucky they are to have a grandmother who has musical talent.
This is definitely one of the biggest dilemmas for me in my creative practice. I have no answers to the puzzle. But I hope that the universe will continue to bring me stories to write as well as people and wonders to enjoy. I love the afternoon you spent with your granddaughter so much!
I kind of like thinking of it as a whole-cloth quilt. Each square contributes. And I just thought of that as I was writing this comment! I had an excellent time with my granddaughter, thank you. She is a spitfire!
Love this. Writing is part of life not the whole of it. Our ability to experience and bring that experience to the page is what makes human writing superior to AI drivel.
You appear to balance it all well, and so often speak to my heart. Ditto on all counts. I want to live it first and then get down the memory of it all, so I can remember the amaziosity of being privileged to watch them grow up.
Your comment reminded me of a quote from Natalie Goldberg, something to the effect of "writers always live twice." We get to live it and then write it. What a gift. And also I love the word amziosity. I'm not sure if it's really a word but I love it anyway!
Grandchildren are amazing. They truly bring us into that lovely energy, and we adults smile in remembrance. There are many things I want and need to do this Tuesday, but I plan to drive 20 miles anyway to enjoy two exuberant little girls for the lovely reason you shared. Joy, love, excitement, happiness seem to shine out of them infinitely, and they get to sprinkle their magic granddaughter dust all over me. I may even bring my guitar…and write a song.💖😉
I'm so glad you get to spend time with those exuberant girls! And I hope you did write a song. How lucky they are to have a grandmother who has musical talent.
This is definitely one of the biggest dilemmas for me in my creative practice. I have no answers to the puzzle. But I hope that the universe will continue to bring me stories to write as well as people and wonders to enjoy. I love the afternoon you spent with your granddaughter so much!
I kind of like thinking of it as a whole-cloth quilt. Each square contributes. And I just thought of that as I was writing this comment! I had an excellent time with my granddaughter, thank you. She is a spitfire!
Love this. Writing is part of life not the whole of it. Our ability to experience and bring that experience to the page is what makes human writing superior to AI drivel.
"Writing is part of life, not the whole of it." I wish I'd written that. Thanks, Deidre.