After giving it some thought and after receiving some positive encouragement from a few dear friends in my close circle I have decided that I am going to take a little leap of faith and, while wearing my heart on my sleeve where it usually resides, I am going to put on the fairly modern "hat" of a "blogger"! Why not? I wear, or have worn, many other "hats" in the forty one amazing trips I have been gifted to make around the sun. My "hats" include, or have included, but are not limited to: human, female (woman), Christian, American citizen, Italian/German and 55 other varieties, daughter, granddaughter, sister/sister-in-law, aunt, niece, cousin, Godmother, mother, friend, wife, girlfriend/lover, single-mother, musician, composer, writer, artist, teacher, student, latte lover (a.k.a. coffee snob), people-watcher, rose gardener, aspiring culinary goddess, and, from this moment forward (or until my blog disappears into the ever-growing abyss of "blogs gone by") ... *nervous sigh* ... "blogger"!
Every single person that has walked, is currently walking or will walk this earth is the author of their own story! Some stories are sad, happy, long, short - some don't even make it passed the front cover! Some stories start out happy and have a tragic ending... some may start out sad and turn into beautiful "happily ever afters"! Some stories have yet to be written or may never be written... and some are constantly being rewritten! And still others may decide to keep their stories deep inside their hearts and minds, sharing them with no one - all of which is perfectly fine...
Then there are others - like myself - who feel it almost necessary to put their own story - or parts of it - out there for the world to read. A truly personal, sometimes profound, but mostly human story filled with pages and pages of personal joys and triumphs, challenges and sorrows, countless questions and lessons learned, reassurances and doubts about the purpose of life, about God, about the universe and all that it contains! Every day that we are alive we are penning our legacies... composing our songs... covering our canvases!
My story (blog) will not take the shape of a published hardcover biography because I honestly don't think I have the stamina or patience for such an endeavor. Thankfully, these days, an author doesn't have to wait months for their written material to be submitted, edited, published, distributed, sold and finally shared with the entire world - or at least with those who wish to read it! This fairly recent world of blogging has provided us with an instant means of getting our story, our plans, ideas and schemes into the hands of all who wish to read it - and, honestly, that can be good or, sometimes, not so good...
I decided to call my blog "Seasons & Moods", because isn't that what life is - a series of seasons and moods? Honestly, I was hoping to call it "Moods & Seasons" - the same title I am giving my piano solo CD that I plan to create in the near future - but that title was already taken, so I reversed the words. My blog will mostly be a personal journal of sorts that I am happy to share. I don't expect everyone will want to read it, or agree with what I might say or share, and that's okay! I can guarantee that it will be riddled with several grammatical errors and I am positive I will use oodles of "...'s" and far too many commas! I don't have a degree in literature, creative writing, world politics or religion. I am only a woman, living in my small corner of the world, doing my best to live with a positive attitude towards life, humanity and the world in which we all share - yes, even when the world around us seems to be falling apart!
If you wish to follow my blog and read what I choose to write, you will definitely gain a little more insight into who I am... into how I aim to view and try to live in the world around me... and get a sense of what topics and ideas I am most passionate about. You might find yourself grinning at something I write, be inspired by a personal experience I share or - if you already know me really well - roll your eyes at one of my highly probable "soap box moments"...
If you wish to make any comments, please be constructive and respectful as I would be the same to you. Thank you for taking the time to read what I have to offer.
The photo below is of me sporting my most authentic "new-author/blogger-inside-of-the-back-cover-photo-look" - taken this evening of August 14, 2014
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