Hello and Happy Friday,

How are you? Someone phones me and that’s her first question every time. One day I’ll really tell her. But I’m usually fine on all fronts, specifically on the writing one because I make myself do it every day. Writing keeps me healthy, sane, for a number of reasons. I can have a bad day—though I really don’t believe in bad days, but things happen out of your control sometimes; bad things—but then I can go to a quiet place, take out my notepad and just write; it’s calming, I sit down and regroup and do it in an aura of peace. Writing takes you out of the world you’re in and drops you into that hole of writing where there is only the writing: no crying children, no deadlines (well not at that moment) dinner can wait, no traffic, just the writing and someone else’s world you’ve created and delighting in. And when your writing is going well, it’s where you really find and feel joy, a terrific sense of accomplishment and love the fact you can do this, can write and you’re thrilled by it.

When I’m writing, at those moments which may last a few minutes, a hour, half a day, true happiness is mine and I’m blessed to be one of those folks to have this in my life; a very good life.

If you have any comments or suggestions please e-mail me at my new address: shabazzl@adasbcc.org.

Until next time, God willing,

Lori