Sometimes I Like To Write Things
I have always had a lot of things to say. The only bad thing my early report cards ever said was that it was hard to shut me up. I mean, in a nicer way, but basically. It didn't help to move my seat, because I would just have more things to say to my new neighbor.
This has been a mostly good thing in my life. I studied Journalism in college, so I could disseminate my words to a larger audience. I thought listening to and passing on other people's stories sounded like a pretty awesome job. I never ended up working at the newspaper that I pictured after college. Instead, I found joy in working with children and talking to them. Kids are pretty amazing to listen to, if you actually stop and take the time. Their thoughts are unclouded by other people's information, if you get to them early enough. And there is not a better judge of character than a child. Except dogs, which is another blog post.
I used my words when I up and married an Air Force pilot and we headed off to start our life together in Hawaii. Suddenly, I had to start over and that was daunting, but listening and talking and actually caring about other people will get you a long way in life, I have found.
I had a couple of babies. I thought I'd have a lot of words to pass on to them, but they often left me speechless and they had their own words. I think it's good to nurture that.
My husband uses FAR fewer words than me, but he sometimes uses words better, in that he typically only says things that are important. And what he says is almost certainly to be trusted. Unless he's saying that I never said something, which really means he probably wasn't listening carefully. We make a good team.
I taught preschool, which I think is probably the best job in the entire universe. So many funny words, and profound ones, coming out of those little mouths. You haven't lived until you've hashed out how most superheroes got their powers over some playdough in the morning. Just be quiet and listen. The other important thing about teaching preschool is to listen to the words that aren't actually being said. Those words are coming out in different ways. And they are just as important.
And this is out of order, but somewhere in there I adopted Facebook as my preferred writing medium. Because blogs can get overwhelming, and I fear I am not organized enough to ever complete the many books I've thought about writing. And Facebook gives you immediate feedback ... some of which you may not want, but probably should hear.
Occasionally, however, I have more to say. So that's why I've started this blog. I still have more words than I know what to do with. So I'm going to need to get some of them out.
Stay tuned.
This has been a mostly good thing in my life. I studied Journalism in college, so I could disseminate my words to a larger audience. I thought listening to and passing on other people's stories sounded like a pretty awesome job. I never ended up working at the newspaper that I pictured after college. Instead, I found joy in working with children and talking to them. Kids are pretty amazing to listen to, if you actually stop and take the time. Their thoughts are unclouded by other people's information, if you get to them early enough. And there is not a better judge of character than a child. Except dogs, which is another blog post.
I used my words when I up and married an Air Force pilot and we headed off to start our life together in Hawaii. Suddenly, I had to start over and that was daunting, but listening and talking and actually caring about other people will get you a long way in life, I have found.
I had a couple of babies. I thought I'd have a lot of words to pass on to them, but they often left me speechless and they had their own words. I think it's good to nurture that.
My husband uses FAR fewer words than me, but he sometimes uses words better, in that he typically only says things that are important. And what he says is almost certainly to be trusted. Unless he's saying that I never said something, which really means he probably wasn't listening carefully. We make a good team.
I taught preschool, which I think is probably the best job in the entire universe. So many funny words, and profound ones, coming out of those little mouths. You haven't lived until you've hashed out how most superheroes got their powers over some playdough in the morning. Just be quiet and listen. The other important thing about teaching preschool is to listen to the words that aren't actually being said. Those words are coming out in different ways. And they are just as important.
And this is out of order, but somewhere in there I adopted Facebook as my preferred writing medium. Because blogs can get overwhelming, and I fear I am not organized enough to ever complete the many books I've thought about writing. And Facebook gives you immediate feedback ... some of which you may not want, but probably should hear.
Occasionally, however, I have more to say. So that's why I've started this blog. I still have more words than I know what to do with. So I'm going to need to get some of them out.
Stay tuned.
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