I seldom make resolutions at the start of a new year since I
make more than enough all year long to keep me too busy--to which my husband can attest. But the end of 2013
was marked by three noteworthy transitions, which together taught me much and are
opening my life and writing world to wonderful new horizons.
For most of the past year, I’ve been busy attending a yoga
teacher training program. The personal introspection involved in that journey taught
me much about myself. It was an arduous but invaluable training. I will be
forever grateful for those who shared that path. We graduated in early
December, but their spirits will remain with me always.
At the very same time, I closed the sale on a property I
owned that had been my mother’s. Many of you know I helped her through a
difficult struggle with dementia until her passing. Emptying, cleaning,
repairing, and selling her property was one more goodbye in a string of many. But
as my final tangible responsibility to her, it marked a passage and a moment of
growth.
A third transition caught me off guard with the release of
the fifth and final book, Quintessence,
in my epic fantasy romance series—Enchanted
Bookstore Legends. All year I’d been eager to actualize completion of the
long and interwoven tale. Yet when I approached writing the last five chapters,
I fought against myself to finish the book. I puzzled over my hesitation—not
writer’s block since I well knew how the storyline ended. It surprised me to
feel emotional, a sense of loss upon leaving my characters and their world with
the final words. Now, like a parent, I stand back, proud of their achievements,
and am eager for readers to enjoy the final adventures.
With so much closure, my slate feels squeaky clean as I look
to 2014. New paths await! In my yoga teaching world, I’ll be pursuing an
extended training to become certified to help injured veterans with adaptive
yoga therapy. With my writing, I’m eager to follow a fork in the fantasy road
to bring my readers some magical realism. I’ve been planning this shift for a
few years. I’m so excited, ideas are spilling into my fingers!
I feel fortunate to be able to pursue these new journeys
with new clarity.
I wish you all a great 2014!
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