New Years 2009


I am always amused at the marketing media’s take of New Year. Diets, resolutions, exercise, and organizing your office or home, are a few of the items on the annual and “to do lists”. All these activities take energy and action. The get up off your couch and do something mantras.

And of course there is another way. The wait and see mantras. Wait for the snow to melt enough so I can get out of the driveway. Wait till the used newspaper pile is high enough before carting it out to the far away recycling bin, over by the gate, buried in snow. Certainly wait to think about dieting . . . and wait until the last of the holiday sweets are no longer lurking in the house. Geese, I can’t wait to finish them off ;-)

However; there is no waiting around for writing. This is the best action to usher in the New Year. The lure of creating words on a page is sweet magic and creating imaginary worlds for a new year is rich and rewarding. Better than holiday candy . . . well maybe not chocolates. You get my drift (pun intended).

I wish all of you an abundance of words and creativity in this New Year and hope your stories inspire those fortunate enough to read them.