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| Edwina Wilson Jepson Alabama c1894-95 about age 4-5. What a nice thing is it to have this photo of my grandmother at a young age. She made many accomplishments in her life despite many tragedies. |
Wednesday quote day and Happy Fall!
"If it's not hard you're not dreaming big enough." Oprah
"Hard" is what I'd say trying to write regularly is for me! It is continually on the back burner. Yet it is the single most important thing for me. Although, if I say this I am possibly hurting the feelings of others since there are very important people in my life who are effected. I miss friends. I don't have time or energy for my group activities or possibly a night class. Even now, I should not be writing because I need to get ready for work. However, in this moment and nearly every moment of my days, spending time with my mother and writing are the most important to me.
That said, I am remembering my Grandmother, Edwina. I am asking myself what the word, "hard" must have meant to her. On a daily basis and in every moment of her day. She lived a good long life but dealt with tragedy that many of us are not capable of understanding and there are those who do deal with her kind of tragedy. She was a gold star mother before the term existed. I am fortunate. I can't help think about how Edwina wanted to be a writer. I have recently discovered some of her writing which I hope to share later. How wonderful it would be for us now had she written about her life.
I heard an interview on NPR the other day with writer Sue Monk Kidd who wrote "The Secret Life of Bees". www.npr.org › Arts & Life › Books › Author Interviews. In describing one of her characters she said she wanted to tell this character to "Press on!" During the questions at the end of the interview an audience member explained her transition from writing non-fiction to writing fiction and how hard it was. Kidd's advice was simply, "Press on!" So keeping that in mind, I will press on. Edwina is always in my thoughts. I have it so much easier than she did. So once again, the WW2 slogan, which I've used in past postings applies. I will "keep calm and carry on" as Edwina did while her son was fighting a world war.
You can read more about the slogan here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On
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