The idea of being able to disappear from the routine of my everyday life to go and experience the world with new eyes has always been a dream. To then come bcak and become a hermit and write a novel about these experiences or the stories that develop as a result is another dream I have yet to fulfill. I have been writing since my horrid teen years. it has always been my escape from the life that sometimes chooses us more then we choose it. Just as a good book can serve as a much needed mental vacation, writing to me is a much needed emotional break from myself. Because I tend to write in spurts, from time to time I will post excerpts of my someday completed novel. (haha) Below, is one such piece of inspired writing that came to me one day while I was in the shower (or as I like to call my sanctuary) more on that later...
"Suddenly there he was, and everything I ever knew about love suddenly didn't matter. What mattered was this moment, in which two people that felt like they had no more left to give, discovered they had eachother. There was no visible fireworks or the romantic sounds of rain, there was just two people standing honestly and with both hearts open. My own movie moment I thought, and though this guy was not as I had always dreamed he would be, he was everything I never realized I needed. Suddenly my mothers' word flashed across my mind, she always said "life doesn't always give you what you think you want, but is merely waiting for you to open yourself to what you really need." We stood silent for a long time, both hearts beating fast, and as the sun set, smiles beamed from our faces. I don't remember quite what he said, but I remember the warm grasp of his hand clutching mine, and the scent of him as I lay my head on his shoulder, and how safe I felt in this vulnerability. We walked with renewed purpose, and a thirst to really get to know eachother this time. And as we were seated in the corner of the most perfect coffee shop, I still didn't know if this was my perfect ending, but I was sure that this was the perfect beginning on the rode to carving my own slice of happiness."
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