The spark has been rekindled

I have been neglectful of my little online space here and I'm not missing how ironic the situation is that the blog post that brought me back is about writing. There has been a long list of things that at any true moment I could have sat down and written about. I really did wish to share many of them with you.
I've become well versed in stacking as many obstacles in my path to keep me from doing so.
Why?
The reality is I allowed myself to create those obstacles based upon loss of drive to put the time in that it takes. I got lazy. I began second guessing myself. Who reads a blog any more? Aren't most folks caught up in the quick glance news feed of Facebook or the instant imagery from Instagram?

Then I happen to see this little video.
The Universe was sending me a very strong message ....... I listened.

Click this link and watch the video...... I'll wait right here.  ;)

  The Conscious Booksmith: A Mindful Approach to Creating Your Book // with Christine Mason Miller from Animyst on Vimeo.

My soul GASPED for air.
Those voices that had been whispering for me to stop writing were slammed into a box and the key was tossed away for the lock.
It wasn't possible for me to click on the sign up link quicker.

I didn't give myself a moment to second guess or question my actions.
I jumped.
This spoke so loudly to my soul.
I'll admit right here that I shed a few tears.

The incredible imagery used in the video and her heartfelt words..... it was like it was created for me to finally WAKE UP to the reality of the unwritten library within me that needs to come to light.
Years worth of stacked journals; worn pages filled with my thoughts and rambles.
Story lines.
Characters and their details.
Quotes.
Page layouts for photography books.
Family history just waiting to be expanded for future generations to discover.

The whispers of my soul are the voices of characters in my books that I will bring to life.

Do you have a book within you?

Watch the video again.
Then sign up for what I can only imagine is going to be one hell of an incredible journey in bringing our dreams to light!

Who knew I would be this excited about a Kindle?

 Those have always been the images in my head of books.

Stacks of them. 

Piles of them. 

Bookshelves overflowing.

Soft cover

Hard cover

The smell of the pages as they turn.

The sound of a spine being opened for the first time.

Bookstores have always been a source of peace and calm to me.

Hours upon hours spent just walking the aisles and touching spines.

Eye candy forever.

Then something shifted within me...

An e-reader.

WHAT???

My book loving brain was talking crazy talk.

I started tossing the idea around of maybe wanting to own an e-reader.

A wealth of books all held in one place.
I asked friends which ones they had.

Pros and cons.

Some of my friends were totally against the idea of an e-reader.

Some of my friends that I knew breathed books, actually said they had one.

I started looking around and researching thinking that at some point in the 2014,

I would look into getting one.

Maybe.

Christmas 2013

My husband who for the most part truly has such a horrible time with the holiday season,

called my mother one day while I was at work.

He wanted to know if there was anything that I'd maybe been talking about wanting.

Something that he would be able to surprise me with for Christmas.

Her mind went blank ( really Mom?! haha)

After talking with some other family members, she called him back and told him

about my interest in an e-reader.

Order one.

That is what I'll get her.

On Christmas day, he told me my gift was delayed in arrival due to the ice storms

we had been having. A look of confusion crossed my face.

We had already purchased something for the farmhouse and that is what we said

was going to be our gift to each other.

He looked at me and said..... I got you the Kindle you wanted.

Tears sprang to my eyes as my heart swelled with love for this man.

I was blown away by this gesture from him.

I have stalked the mailbox every day since.

Tracking number.

Calls to the Post Office.

More bad weather. More delays.

A call to work last night.

UPS had knocked on the door and it was here.

Today starts a new journey within my love for reading.

I'm already to spark that bad boy up and download my first e-book.

I've got plans to snuggle on the sofa under my quilt and read.