Welcome to the twelfth month of writing and healing, a month in which I'm going to explore a bit ways to use writing to look ahead--toward what might be coming next--or what you would like to be coming next. A way to use writing to explore the next chapter of one's life.
I should say here, on a practical note, that as I look ahead, one of the things I'm looking ahead toward is a brief sabbatical I plan on taking from this site. I've decided that in order to prepare for--and rejuvenate myself for--a second year of writing and healing, I'm going to take a bit of a break from adding new entries to this site: from mid-July to mid-August or so. With a plan then to do a bit of site renovation in August and then begin again on September 1 with Writing and Healing: Year 2. (A year during which I will probably post one time per week rather than three times.)
So perhaps this is also a month in which to consider the benefits of sabbaticals--and vacations--and rejuvenation.
The yellow flower in the photograph this month is a snapdragon that appeared in our yard this spring--a welcome surprise--an entire colony appearing from some seeds that fell last year. Since then, a few other colonies have shot up at different sites and are continuing to flourish. The year of the snapdragon?
I continue, as always, to welcome your thoughts and questions via e-mail. All of it, in different ways, contributes to the flourishing of this site. Thank you.
