When the Words Won't Come

"A person's a person, no matter how small." — Dr. Seuss (Horton Hears a Who!)

Every day I sit at my computer and try to remember the topic I wanted to write about as I was about to fall asleep, or while grocery shopping, or while driving in the car.  Those ideas come when they are least expected, and I don't have something on which to write the ideas.

The book I have in mind to write follows me everywhere, but I can't seem to pull it together as quickly as I want. Again, the ideas pop in and out of my head as I travel here and there or I am at work doing something else.  Once I sit down at the computer, my mind becomes a blank sheet of paper. 

Gee, me thinks I need a  recorder to carry around with me.  Maybe I should buy one of those handy-dandy ones that look like a pen you put in your pocket and secretly record conversations.  Folks would think I have completely lost what little is left of my mind.  Here I would be recording my notes through aloud conversation, and folks would think I was walking around just talking to myself.

Every person who enters our lives leaves with us something of themselves.  We learn from others.  The students I taught over the 27 years of teaching high school left something of themselves with me.  Not only did I teach them English, and hopefully the joys of reading, but they taught me something about life and how to appreciate our connections with each other.  My fellow teachers were also an inspiration to me.  I enjoyed their valuable company. The others who have entered my life through friends, interests, and chance meetings  and they, too, have also left a huge impression.

There are so many interesting people who have touched my life and the lives of others, but, man, how do I narrow it down to a manageable group? There is an actor; a missionary; a senator; an artist; an umpire; an unusual pilot; a disc jockey; an entertainer; a songwriter; a WWI soldier; a singing cowboy; and the list goes on.  One can see how difficult this will be to get all of this compiled, edited, and published; however, the process can be a challenge, but it is also the fun part.


"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" — Dr. Seuss



One thing I ask of you is your prayers.  Please remember me as I undertake this heartfelt endeavor.

It is me again, Lord, thanking you for the strangers who become friends and the positive influences they leave with us as they pass through our lives.

A little Georgia Wisdom:  Take the time to get to know the people with whom you come in contact.  They will leave with you the positive influences if you look for it.