How’s it going?

I haven’t been posting much, either on my social medias or on this blog. And there’s really not a good reason for that except to say that other things have been pulling my attention. There’s been many geocaching adventures that are taking place in the heat of this crazy Midwest summer so far (because of course, I’m working on other challenges). There is LOTS of editing being done on the next book in my Portals Series and other writings. And then there’s just the plain blah feelings I get whenever I do try to sit and focus on things, especially since it IS summer and my house has some issues staying cool and not humid in the summer that we’re working on fixing.

There’s also other stresses, like family issues and planning a trip east come fall and dealing with felines who have their own quirks and ailments since two of them used to be feral cats and exposed to viruses out in the wild that now affect them. I’ve had to cancel my debit card since someone in Paris was using it (I’ve never even been to France!) And my quirky old car is being extraordinary right now on top of all of this.

But that’s just all part of life. And sometimes, life just has more ups and downs than smooth sailings. We don’t know what’s around the corner, but we keep going anyway. We keep putting one foot in front of the other. We keep dealing with things that come our way, be it rains, water restrictions, daily chores, family problems, emotions that threaten sometimes to overwhelm us, or just the general curveballs we get from time to time.

And we keep trying. Just as I keep trying to create and be and do.

I am often asked “How’s it going?” at my full time job. And often, my response is the same…. “It’s going. I don’t know where, but it’s going.”

While that may seem a sardonic and sarcastic reply, it’s meant in earnest. I never know where this life is going. But I keep writing the story of it nevertheless, just as I write my Portals Series novellas and the serial novels and the blog posts and the little things I do post on my social medias and even the stuff I never let anyone see. But it wasn’t by coincidence that I chose to title my newest serial novel The Year of the Winding Road. Oh, no. It was by choice. To quote Sheryl Crow’s hit song from my high school era, “Every day is a winding road,” just as life winds and twists and turns. And even when we make the best of plans, life happens.

So eventually, I’ll have this all figured out and know where my life is going. But for now, I’ll enjoy the fact that it’s just going. I’ll take each bend in the road as they come, choosing to live each day as an adventure and finding the magic, love, joy, peace, and hope in every single bit of it. And I hope that you all will do the same.

So magical friends, how’s it going?

Stay magical.

Write your own story.

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