Is that a call for help, or a call for celebration…I choose celebration!
I remember many years ago, back at the girls school I attended, we all wore flowy dresses and danced around the Maypole to celebrate the arrival of Spring. We each held a colorful ribbon, which we wove in a crisscross pattern, over and under each other, as we danced around the pole. The dance was carefully choreographed and rehearsed in advance, lest we tie the ribbons in knots and spoil the beauty and flow of the seemingly effortless baile.
The dance always reminds me that Spring is a time of rejuvenation, a time for new beginnings. It’s a time to shed that old, nasty baggage full of contentious sentiments. I choose to celebrate all that is radiating from the light and ignore the negative influences that seduce people into a counter culture of denial and twisted knots that cannot be undone.
So this May Day, in honor of New Beginnings, I choose to celebrate my passion to write! I earned a living writing scripts in Hollywood once upon a time, but now I am writing my debut novel. You know, lots and lots of words with adjectives and adverbs thrown in between some brilliant dialogue. I have been blessed with guidance from some exceptionally talented professionals, and amazing moral support from K and friends all over the world. It’s a wonderful journey, opening new doors to new experiences and fascinating people. I embrace it all, and leave the past in the past.
May. 1, 2018
Judy Richter 