Earth's yearly offer to start over

Spring is the time we all look at the forlorn, desolate trees we've seen all winter and realize--there is a green tinge of velvet on the limbs. The grass, while green most of the year, seems, well, springier. Dogs are romping in the park, chasing balls and running their owners ragged. Kids are exploding outside from months of confinement in the house and everyone's step is lighter, faster, more upbeat.

We all love living in Oregon, but the winter's toll on many of us is a lethargy that seems to bring ten pounds of unwanted fluffy. Try flying with that! We writers burrow in, plot murders, create kingdoms and solve the world's problems in the warmth of our homes away from the rain and snow.

Spring promises new life, a fresh start... and with that promise, Sable Angel decided to make a change. The last few months of winter this year has brought Sable some unwanted medical challenges in her life. She can lay down and whine [not a pretty picture] or change her circumstances by changing her outlook.

In that spirit with an eye to getting healthy, Sable Angel resigned all her extraneous editing positions and is concentrating on being a writer--just a writer. It may not seem like much to those who thrive on activity [Allana and Amber Angel are truly Wonder Women with the activities they juggle], but lowering her stress to finding the perfect word to describe the almost-perfect scene will help bolster Sable's flagging faith in her writing.

Be it known the only person who doubts Sable's writing is Sable. ::sigh:: Never did have much confidence. But she's learned sometimes love does conquer all. Sable's love of the art of storytelling overrides her confidence issues. She'll write until the pen falls from her lifeless fingers.

So...Spring. This year it is a honest change for Sable Angel. She has the opportunity to become her dream--a writer with purpose.

How about you? What will you do with your yearly chance to start over?

Sable Angel