Mark Twain moved more times than I have, and I'm up to approximately 19 times. He made and lost money at a phenomenal rate. Melville moved around a lot, too, and Hawthorne. Neither were rich, and were at times downright poverty-stricken. As a matter of fact, I can't think of one nineteenth-century American writer who didn't have a roller coaster life, including Edith Wharton, who started out quite wealthy. Even she lost her lovely house in the Berkshires. So, I don't feel so badly about my own ups and downs. I've been trying to think they in fact make for a richer life, and more material.
So, this week, let's meditate on the roller coaster of our lives. Where are you now?Are you at the top, a high point, looking down on the lovely landscape of your life? Or are you in the doldrums, at a low point? Now think of all the twists and turns your life has taken. Can you laugh now at a situation you thought was dire at the time? I bet you can. Can you think of the good times and relish them, remembering? Write it, draw it! Revel in the unique challenges and wonders of your life. And look to the future...as Mary Oliver exhorts us, "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
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