I want to take a moment to thank everyone who sent such encouraging wishes yesterday. Your words of confidence and enthusiasm for my wish were so exciting. I also thought I would share a little about my journey and why I want to write. I have lots of memories from school because I really loved it but two that stand out involve writing. In second grade I wrote a book that I was so proud of. My teacher sent it in to a contest to be published and I didn't win. I don't remember much about the disappointment of not winning just the excitement of having the chance to have my story published. In sixth grade I had an incredible teacher. He wore a suit to work everyday and rarely left his desk but somehow he knew just what every student needed and made us all feel very special. That was the year I wrote, directed, and produced my own play. For a pretty shy girl this was amazing. When I stood on that stage I felt really different.
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher (I didn't think I could be an actress but that was my real dream). I got to stay home with my son but when he was ten I began to teach. I loved to bring out the creativity in my students and we wrote and drew and put on plays, etc. all while staying within curriculum. My teaching strategies were very different from most teachers but my kids scored well on standardized tests so everyone left me alone to teach the way that I taught best. It was great and I went on to share my way of teaching with others. Some loved what I did and some just didn't get it.
One year I went to a board meeting and when I got there I realized that this was the night that The Young Authors' Awards were being presented. I was so excited to see that every student that received an award had been one of my students at some point in time. It was one of those special moments in life that cannot be duplicated.
Fast forward several years to where I am now. I am retired and trying to find myself. It has definitely been a journey which has been frustrating at times but also one that I am glad that I have taken. I have been writing, painting, praciticing yoga and so much more. But because I was so serious in the early part of my life I told myself and others that this was my time to have fun. And it is. I want to have fun but I don't want to lessen the things that mean alot to me by saying "I write for fun" or "I paint for fun". I do both because they are important to me.
I think sharing ideas and communicating with others is important. I hope to do both through my writing and my painting. I have learned so much from what others have shared on their blogs. Hopefully, something that I have to say will spark an idea within one of my readers.
I am taking a writing class now. A common theme that seems to run through all of my stories is a woman going through a transitional time in her life and the moment that defines the path she will take. Maybe yesterday was that moment for me. The moment when I said that I was a writer and all of the moments when I read your words of encouragement. So again, thank you!! It meant alot to hear from so many special people.
I always knew I wanted to be a teacher (I didn't think I could be an actress but that was my real dream). I got to stay home with my son but when he was ten I began to teach. I loved to bring out the creativity in my students and we wrote and drew and put on plays, etc. all while staying within curriculum. My teaching strategies were very different from most teachers but my kids scored well on standardized tests so everyone left me alone to teach the way that I taught best. It was great and I went on to share my way of teaching with others. Some loved what I did and some just didn't get it.
One year I went to a board meeting and when I got there I realized that this was the night that The Young Authors' Awards were being presented. I was so excited to see that every student that received an award had been one of my students at some point in time. It was one of those special moments in life that cannot be duplicated.
Fast forward several years to where I am now. I am retired and trying to find myself. It has definitely been a journey which has been frustrating at times but also one that I am glad that I have taken. I have been writing, painting, praciticing yoga and so much more. But because I was so serious in the early part of my life I told myself and others that this was my time to have fun. And it is. I want to have fun but I don't want to lessen the things that mean alot to me by saying "I write for fun" or "I paint for fun". I do both because they are important to me.
I think sharing ideas and communicating with others is important. I hope to do both through my writing and my painting. I have learned so much from what others have shared on their blogs. Hopefully, something that I have to say will spark an idea within one of my readers.
I am taking a writing class now. A common theme that seems to run through all of my stories is a woman going through a transitional time in her life and the moment that defines the path she will take. Maybe yesterday was that moment for me. The moment when I said that I was a writer and all of the moments when I read your words of encouragement. So again, thank you!! It meant alot to hear from so many special people.
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