A New Writers’ Group

 Well hello there dear reader(s), I’m excited to report that I’ve joined a new writers’ circle with some people from sponsor Shawn’s recovery group! We will be meeting on Saturdays via Zoom initially, to discuss pieces we have written, and also to talk about the book “The Artist’s Way,” which offers a toolkit for unlocking creative energy by drawing upon spirituality. I’m truly excited by this opportunity to work with others on my creative writing—could it be that I finally can reach my goal of completing a memoir that might be published? I certainly would not have been able to write were it not for the recent reduction in my Depakote dosage, that much is true. And now I have found this new group. Wonderful!

So my initial plan is to continue with my daily musings here, and also now add in the writing exercises I will be doing. I’m not sure how it will go, if I will be writing short stories, or perhaps poetry? I guess we shall see. Just need to plunge in and start writing when I am given a prompt. Oh, the places we shall go! Maybe I can write about all my alley pickins, or the loss of Legs, or maybe some childhood experience, or maybe one of my travel adventures. I just hope what I write makes sense—or maybe it won’t, and perhaps that’s where the beauty can be found.

I’d love to write a short story about a trip to Kroger…do it with humor and all the wonderment I can muster. Mom said work on detaching myself from my bipolar disorder, but that’s kinda hard for me to do. I’m so wrapped up in it, I allow the diagnosis to define me completely. Maybe this new writing group can help me detach a bit? I’d like that. 

So my loose plan for today is prepare banana pancakes and fruit for brunch, get dressed and then settle in for some writing this afternoon. I’m making chili for dinner, then I have my Sunday night AA Zoom. It’s still too early to buy flowers for our patio, so I won’t be outside working today. I need to work on the last two pieces for the art show, time is running out. There’s lots to do…don’t forget all the laundry piling up! No rest for the wicked, and all that.

I’m feeling very grounded today, I’ve been getting lots of sleep, no nightmares plaguing me and startling me awake. Knock on wood this calm state of affairs continues. Had some bristling earlier this morning when mom brought up national politics, but successfully ended the conversation before I got too upset and anxious. The music on Pandora is tugging on my heartstrings…note to self: remember to incorporate the string I found in the alley in “My Mother, Myself.” 

OK that’s all for today’s Morning Musings. I think I finally hear Michael slowly moving around upstairs. Time to get this day started!