Just me and my book

I’ve waited years to have time to write. My personal vision statement includes self-expression as one of my deep values. I’ve taken notes, journaled, written papers, presentations, and workshops. Now it’s time to put it all together – a blending of my career story so to speak.

I have so many ideas, thoughts, and feelings. I can’t wait to go to my computer or find a pen and paper to write them down. Now I am here at my computer with journal books, small slips of paper, numerous folders and documents, and my head just spins or draws a blank. It was so much fun to just write. Then I decided my great idea could be a book. I want to copyright my idea and share it in more than a workshop. Other people have already started using it just from the workshops I’ve presented. But then I decided that it should be a book. A book is a lot more work than presentations, classes, and worksheets. In the muck & muddle of trying to sort out all of the information I have gathered, I seem to lose the magic.

I went out to the garden this morning and watched the vegetables and herbs growing. Some get stuck in one position, while others grow like crazy without producing much. I watch the way the garden grows and realize that I am growing a book. Writing for a blog or social networking site is easy. It’s bits and pieces strewn together day by day. But a book is where it all comes together. It’s like taking individual vegetables and herbs and simmering them slowly until the flavors all blend together in harmony. When I feel the harmony of words, I get so excited that I have to stop for a moment and take a deep breath. Then I go back to putting together the puzzle that is my book.