Thankfully perspective
Lassen National Forest, California; our trek eastward took us along this route, trees not surviving a firestorm now markers of what used to be. I enjoyed a brief chat with a fellow author this morning via Bluesky , just my reply to his post from over a week ago, then his appreciation for my musings. Which is always lovely, interacting with other writers. I responded with this not quite three hundred character missive: It's merely in my acceptance that a theme/message written now or ten years ago isn't tied to this/that point in time. And being brave enough to follow the muse/spirit, not letting expectations (mine or anyone else's) deem what is valuable in the creative process. Aging/maturity helps. (With a smiley face inserted right afterwards.) Sometimes off the cuff remarks can be incredibly....Valid. Brilliant. Insightful, ahem, speaking for myself, lol. I took a screenshot of that reply because I wanted to remember it without having to go back to look it up later. And...
