Writing My Life

I need to write.

I am just not sure what to write about.... not yet.

Its in writing that I seem to learn what I know.

And in learning what I know I am able to recognize how I feel about it.

Whatever 'it' is.

Its also in writing that I feel listened to, I feel heard.

Its not that there aren't people in my life that listen to me. There are.

It is more about the voice inside me,

the voice in my heart,

the deepest part of my soul,

that is heard when I write.

I suppose writing is about me listening to myself and learning who I am.

As I approach 50 this year, I am in a place of rediscovering who I am.

I am looking ahead, but not without glancing back in the rear view mirror for reflections on where I have been.

All of my adult life I have been a mother.

It has defined who I am, what I do, and how I think for nearly 30 years.
Now my role as a mother is transitioning from constant caring for babies, toddlers, and pre-teens to guiding teenagers and young adults when they decide they need me.

I am heading into an unfamiliar place as a person and as a mom.

Writing will be a must.

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