After reading so many sad stories, I decided to venture on a new journey with the pursuit of intellect. I chose James Baldwin's work Nobody Knows My Name. It's a compilation of essays during his transition from his European life back to America. I can't wait to read it and I am excited that I have it in my collection. I was about to read Giovanni's room, but I must have misplaced the book because I couldn't find it today.
Another adventure awaits in my life as well, a new journey that I can't wait to experience. It's no biggie for a lot of people, but it's a major hoopla in my life. I can't wait to share it with my family and with my best friends, but I'm not sharing with all of you because some of you are haters and you all know where that's going...yup not going there.
Today was a big change from the last two months of major sadness with my Mom being in the hospital. She is now recuperating at home and I get to clean her up after she poops. JOY! But it truly is, although it's a little dirty, but like a dirty joke, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Clean butt.
I am enjoying my break from writing. The immense pressure that was there is no longer here. I also deactivated from Twitter, which was a major pressure source and I was stressed because all I saw were streams of people overjoyed about their acceptances to literary agents and making it to the New York Times Bestsellers List and then some other authors who expressed regrets because no one showed up at their author's readings, which was very daunting. I didn't know what to feel and I just pressed the button that said Deactivate and all of those feelings disappeared. I did the right thing. I no longer feel pressure to want to make it or to want to write which is contradictory to wanting to finish my book, but I think I need this rest.
Other than that, I'm good and taking my meds. See you on the other side!
#JustWrite