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What I’m focused on today - 12.15.2025
This is a recurring post about what’s in my headspace at any given time. It’s partly for me to commit publicly about what I’m up to at the moment, and it’s about you, too. Maybe it will help you think about your life, and focus on things you’re curious about, want to do, or ideas you’d like to see come to fruition. I invite you to comment below.
I’ve had a frustrating year. Politically, it’s been a disaster. Enough said about that! Personally, I worked through a variety of medical problems, and feel pretty darn good going into 2026. And professionally, I’ve been kind of lost.
Why?
I’ve been a professional writer for 40+ years. I’ve written content for corporations all over the world. The COVID lockdown decimated that work, and it never returned. At 73 years old, no one is rushing to commission me for writing work. (Believe it or not, there are people who think that someone my age has outlived their talent -- yes, it’s true.)
So I intended to start writing things that would please me. I began by writing a series of memoir-ish type stories that my kids could read and hand down to their kids. But as these things often go, they’re not much interested in family history.
After the memoir stuff, I fell into a spell of moody inactivity that has been difficult for me to kick. I guess it’s the type of numbness that often comes with retirement. The problem is: I AM NOT RETIRED. I have not stopped thinking and dreaming and planning.
And I never will.
I keep myself busy with refurbishing our old house, gardening, and planning my next writing project. My problem has been the planning part. I seem to just keep planning. And planning. And planning. And the writing hasn’t been forthcoming.
Well, that type of thinking had led to analysis paralysis. The good news is: it has ended. I have resumed consistency in my writing practice and am sharing my eclectic ideas, stories, and experiences once again. Today, I am focused on returning to the writing that has always kept me curious and helped me think and learn more about myself and others.
I hope you’ll continue to follow me.
H/T to Brennan Kenneth Brown for his brilliant article.