The things that mold me
March 21, 2019 I think I have writers block when I am in Roanoke. I stay distracted with the kids’ sports, their school activities, their extra-curricular activities & work. It is so easy for me to just ignore all of the stuff rolling around in my head. That is, until I get behind the wheel of my car and head south. I assume it would be the same if I headed north, but I don’t ever tend to go that way. I always wind up South. Perhaps because everybody knows North Carolina is my favorite state ever and I will live here one day. I packed up this morning, dropped the little one at Preschool, said goodbye to the others & headed south. I only got about 20 minutes from home before the thoughts bottled up in my mind just rushed to the center of my attention. I had a beautiful 3-hour drive to sort out how I truly and honestly feel about some things that I have tried so hard to ignore. Since writing is the outlet I use most, and by far the safest & most productive ...