By mid-month, I had finished up a
delightful 4-day residency for 1st grade classes at a school in
Scottsdale, Arizona, performed a multicultural storytelling show at a local
library and presented “Squirrely Shirley Meets Fry-Fry!” during Tucson’s Healthy Kids Day Celebration. My mind was occupied
with thoughts about learning some new stories, and I was looking forward to
developing shows for two new programs I will be doing later this year. I had reached a point where I
believed I had finally gotten into an easy rhythm with this blog. I was feeling great.
Just about
that time (April 13th), a hacker struck my email account and caused most of my plans to come
to a halt.
All this is to say, I came face
to face with a lesson I thought I had learned many other times in my life: we
never really know what can happen. No matter how much we think we are in
control, something out there or some unexplained event can change our plans
before we know it. That’s life, and because I sometimes get so wrapped up with
what I am doing, I guess I needed to be reminded again about how uncertain life
can be.
Thank goodness I have my health,
a wonderful family and am surrounded by good friends. I love my work, and I
appreciate having the freedom to be able to do many of the things I enjoy. It
is unfortunate that we must occasionally deal with troublemakers on the
Internet, dishonest and greedy folks, and other problems that come our way. How
easy it is to become angry, frustrated and depressed about things we cannot
control. I am happy to say that my nature won’t let me stay in these dark
places for long. I don’t want to miss out on the moments I live for: love, joy,
accomplishment, creating art, spending time with my favorite people and having
the satisfaction of doing some good in this world. Most of all, I don’t want to
let trouble win. I hope this is true for you, too!
I'm looking forward to the month of May.
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