My Adventures in Writing

Last night as I was driving from Hillsboro to Portland on my almost weekly pilgrimage to rest for the night, I just about lost all hope for humanity. It had already been a long week of turmoil and confusion. I just wasn’t being understood and vice versa. It was tough.
So, there I was minding my own business, trying to make it across the city just to be able to sleep for the night before class the next day. On my journey, I was nearly side-swiped and run down by a rude driver, and then the driver persisted to honk like it was my fault. I was so shocked and could only laugh at the driver’s foolishness and arrogance. Then, during my whole drive I was faced with other rude drivers, swooping fast me, because I guess I just don’t drive fast enough for Portland drivers! I guess I’m just not cut out for driving in the big city. Needless to say, I was frustrated and exhausted after my long drive.

Then, I had class today, and it renewed my hope in humanity. There are responsible, respectful people out there! There just isn’t enough of them. I am so impressed and thankful for the people in my program. We’ve even designed a cohort culture for our group, with a goal of sticking to it until we graduate, and beyond. Our discussions are so thought-provoking that I find my mind on full throttle for hours and hours after class. It’s great!

I really miss writing lately. I think of all the things I could be doing like writing articles, blog entries, painting picture,s working on photography, starting a scrapbook and on and on. But, I just can’t get myself to sit down and focus. I can blame it on many things but think it’s mostly due to the winter blues and my situation at work. When things aren’t going well at work, usually I turn to writing and being creative in order to cheer myself up. Well, it’s been really bad lately and I’ve just felt tired.

I’m really facing some tough challenges at work. Sometimes I just want to give up. It feels like I try too hard and then something happens and all my efforts were for nothing. But then again, maybe they aren’t. Maybe they make me feel good, like I’m facing diversity and going to succeed no matter what. Maybe I’m doing this for a higher cause and nothing on this Earth really has any hold on me.

So, anyway, I guess this is a long explanation as to why I haven’t been writing much lately. I love writing and I love sharing it with others. I hope I haven’t lost too many of my readers by lack of activity. I am here. I am thinking of writing constantly. I do think of my readers too.

I will try harder to stay in touch with my creative side. I know that sometimes it’s the only thing that keeps me going. I begin Spring term at school this Friday. I’m looking forward to it, because it may shed some light on my situation at work. I also enjoy the discussions with my classmates who think like me. So, I’m sure it will be motivating to see everyone and get some discussions going on Friday night.