Hey Friends, took a little
hiatus there kinda like the one we’re all suffering from with This is Us. I’m
sure our favorite show’s torturously extended break** was scheduled long ago so
that writers could pull together their next eight episodes. Mine? Not so much.
How I wish I’d spent the last few months writing furiously to queue up blog
posts for my upcoming season. But, alas, I was instead playing the cards that
life has dealt me – not all bad, by the way -- and that has left very little
time for quiet reflection and blogging.
Slowly but surely, though,
things are settling down and words and phrases, insights and connections are
coming back to me. I still don’t feel like I have tons of time and energy at
this particular point in my life to blog with them. But lately I’ve found if I
don’t give them attention they continue to buzz persistently in my brain. Left
unrecorded, they are a distraction. Written down, they are put in their place
and order is momentarily restored like freshly folded laundry tucked tidily in the
dresser drawer. In this uncertain life, it’s good for me to create something
that starts with a Capital letter, ends with a punctuation mark and in between
has taken a raw | confusing | overwhelming feeling and transformed it into
something that kind of makes sense, even for just an instant.
It turns out that those
words that dance in my brain are like rays of intense, hope-filled sunlight
that cut through ominous clouds on a rainy day. They shine bright despite the looming
darkness. I can try to shut them out and continue to wallow in sorrow. Or
I can I give the words my attention. I’ve found that giving them my attention
is the best choice. Because when the swirling words and phrases are recorded,
then worked and reworked and delivered to the pages of nowtheseremain, they are
like those piercing sunrays– both a welcome break in the simmering squall and a
promise of brighter moments ahead. I need that in my life right now.
So I write.
Stay tuned for Season 2 beginning
later next week.
**Small aside regarding that
crazy little show that has captivated us all. Thanks in advance for indulging
my silly rant:
Thanks, but no thanks, This
is Us, for trying to appease our appetite for more Pearson family life moments
with retro-styled reruns this summer. I know parts of your show are set in the 1980s but *21st Century Newsflash*
these days, we can stream old episodes on demand if we feel the need to crush
on Kevin or gush over Beth and Randall’s enviable marital bliss. Sheesh. At
least if you’re going to rerun them, do a 90s-style throwback and pop-up video the
show with director’s notes or something. Loyal fans would totally tune in for
that!