Novelists and Dreamers

It's been a couple of months since we last spoke. I've been on a wicked writing slump the likes of which I've never experienced. Nothing has compelled me to write at all, until tonight. Alas, the writing gods are merciful and have scared me straight into never abandoning this road again...!

But, where do we begin? Well, the last few months have been quite eventful.  I visited family and friends up in Massachusetts for the Holidays, and things down in North Carolina are going quite well. I am back in school, will be running my first 5K come end of February and will be bike-ridimg 27 miles for a very personal cause come May. There's a quick recap of my state of affairs.

Shifting gears now...

Different lenses tend to fit when they want to, or rather, when they are supposed to. We like to think that we are always behind the wheel, in control, and that things get out of control only if we let them. But, what of those times when things become quite clear; when intentions are revealed, obfuscating the perceived truth? There's a chance that all of us at some point or another have or will be at that door.

Call it what you want - karma, God, Allah, Murphy's Law, fate; there are forces at work that have other plans in mind. I am convinced without a shadow of a doubt.

But we shall let those forces be for now, and keep pushing forward because it is necessary. It is in our nature to push forward, survive, not settle. There is a level of chaos that gets under our skin when we just let things be. It manifests itself in our day to day relationships and interactions with those close to us. It materializes in our dreams and perceptions.

The augmentation of the spirit. The absolution of our despairs, begins and ends with us. Chaos must be averted. Chaos in this context, becomes eradicated by our strength of will and mind.

Understanding that at the end of it all, we must become the sole writers of the novel, and the narrators of our dreams. To paraphrase the title of an Irish film, we must become The Wind That Shakes The Barley.

Feels good to be back..