I haven’t written anything in three months. In fact, I haven’t read anything….AT ALL. Nothing. Beyond street signs, I’ve been outside of the world of words. I made my blog private, not because I had anything to hide, but because I needed to hide from myself. I was hiding from the self that was introspective, analyzing, thinking, and remembering. I wanted to see only the truth, and I wanted to concentrate on real things, the things that were/are right in front of me. Writing was/is an escape. Writing allowed me to slip away from reality into a world of introspection. Self-pity? Yeah, my writing often allowed me to wallow in everything that was wrong while I ignored the many things that were right. Continue Reading »