second hand thoughts can bring what you need

Setting a goal to write everyday makes for some interesting conversations within one’s own noggin. The weather is absolutely beautiful today, and I would love to sit on the porch while watching the birds fly around – however…we are getting some much needed roof repairs done today. So very grateful for the ability to keep our home safe, but at the same time all I can think of is Fixing A Hole by The Beatles. It’s get out my pencils to sketch, and here comes the opening line, “I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in, and stops my mind from wandering…where it will goooooo.”

On days like today I wander into the online spaces where previous writers I love have shared tips on writing. You know, quotes and things. Here are some for today that really inspired me to sit in my chair to write.

โ€œA writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.โ€ โ€” Thomas Mann
โ€œThere is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.โ€ โ€” Ernest Hemingway
โ€œYou must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.โ€ โ€” Ray Bradbury


Until the roof is finished, it might be good to find a quiet spot and write some haiku.

As far as today’s WP prompt – the best purchase I have ever made is reclaiming my time.

Until next time,
~ Kimbo

iโ€™m fixing a hole

โ€œAnd it really doesn’t matter if I’m wrong I’m right
Where I belong I’m right
Where I belong
See the people standing there who disagree and never win
And wonder why they don’t get in my door.โ€

The Beatles, Fixing a Hole

Todayโ€™s adventure includes repairs on my physical, and metaphorical, roof. Itโ€™s also the feast day of Mary Magdalene, and almost a full week since turning 55. My full initiation into Cronedom has been mighty interesting.

Not to leave yโ€™all hanging, but itโ€™s difficult to write when it sounds like elephants walking on your roof.

Until next timeโ€ฆ