I am thinking today about what I’d like to accomplish through thayerwriting.com. It is pretty simple. I hope to stimulate thought, encourage my readers, share a positive twist on life with my readers, and take advantage of this space as a place for creative and purposeful writing. In my book, An Epilogue for Eleanor, I “fussed with” what a woman does when her life explodes. How do you sort through your life and come out better on the other side? How do you open your heart again to life, laughter and love? I learned as I wrote the book that learning to see that “it is all good” is a choice… and happens not by chance. Life has dealt me some interesting cards, but in the end, where Life led me is better than where I was. I struggled against the explosion. In time, I let go and leaned into the new direction into which I was blasted. I was carried in a new, different direction. I found parts of myself I had forgotten or never known. I discovered it was truly “all good.”
Here at thayerwriting.com, I hope to share writing and thinking that helps you to see that “it is all good…” More often than not, Life’s biggest explosions propel us forward. Forward is always better than backwards. It isn’t without heartache or struggle, pain or bewildering moments. A forward motion in life comes like a little one learning to walk for the first time. One gets up. One falls down. With each motion, the life-muscles get stronger and the effort becomes less and less. And then one day, that little one takes off running and squeals with delight.
I hope the adult in you never forgets how to squeal with delight. After divorce, after a death, after being fired or accused, or after an embarrassing event, the ability to practice getting up and down in order to learn to run forward again is crucial. That practice strengthens your spirit-muscle. And once up and running again, your spirit can find an inner delight with life… once again. With any luck at all, squealing with that delight will catch you off guard and make you smile.
Since my life explosion back in 2010, I have had to practice getting up after falling down. It hasn’t all been easy. But, as my spirit grew stronger, my inner delight with Life returned…perhaps stronger than ever. I got in touch with a part of myself I had buried and forgotten. My daughter calls it my bohemian side…that side of my personality that is free and easy…that enjoys simplicity…that has learned that love can be carefree and freeing. I like this “me” I have found since my other life exploded in pieces. Life now is “all good.” That “all-goodness” is what I’d like to share with you…here…at thayerwriting.com.