Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Guess I'm Just Checking In.

Well, as per my previous post from...er, FIVE months ago, I guess I've been busy and totally ignoring this blog.

And as per the reality check in my head, it doesn't really matter-- I'm not really writing this because I've got readers. I'm writing it because I need to stay connected to the act of writing. I am better when I write. I am better at living... better at breathing...better at focusing...better at hopscotch, you name it!

I have chaotic tendencies. How ever do I tame them?

I came back to Blogger tonight to check in on my blog Writing To Reach You, in which I essentially drop letters to famous people who I'll never actually converse with. Tonight's inspiration and lucky recipient of a quick note from me? Mister Michael Jackson.

My emotional reaction to his death has been very measured, except in those brief moments when I stop to imagine how I will feel when M departs this world-- but tonight I finally shed some tears for what are probably mundane reasons... and yet, the most beautiful thing of all in this loss is what is being re-connected since his passing... Millions of people shared a moment together today remembering him; so many are re-embracing a man they shunned in the last decade; and me, I am reconnecting to my own thoughts ('thoughts' - my pet name for blog posts...)...

All those cliches are true, you know... one door closes, another door opens...