Dialogue with my muse |
JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Fine, but a little preoccupied. CALLIOPE: With what? JOE: I am planning a move from Batavia to Leroy in the next month and have been busy preparing. CALLIOPE: Tell me about the process. JOE: Since I moved here twelve years ago, I retired as a psychologist and began writing full time. Much of the detritus of my former life still fills my apartment. Now as I prepare to move, I am sorting through the remains of my past life and preparing to move on. CALLIOPE: How does that feel? JOE: A little strange. I don't often stop to look back over past chapters of my life. I just close the volume and move on. Deciding what to throw out and what to pass on to others makes me think of what I have accomplished and what I still want to do. CALLIOPE: Have you come to any great realizations? JOE: I now realize I have been motivated mostly by achievement and helping others. I have become a little unbalanced, letting go of the opportunity to make sure I enjoy life in the process. CALLIOPE: How are you planning to become rebalanced? JOE: By making sure I spend more time with people and also making room for painting and photography. CALLIOPE: My sisters will be proud of you. JOE: Please put in a good word with your sister muses for me. Talk with you tomorrow. |