I am not wondering if this was an easy leap to take. I know leaving all your prior plans, goals, and dreams behind must have been excruciatingly difficult.
I hope you are sure on your feet, wherever you land.
Thanks!
I am not wondering if this was an easy leap to take. I know leaving all your prior plans, goals, and dreams behind must have been excruciatingly difficult.
I hope you are sure on your feet, wherever you land.
Thanks!
V.C.! I always love hearing from you. 😊
When I first started to consider closing the rescue and leaving Appalachia, yes. It was difficult. I cried many tears. But after living for three years without a flushing indoor toilet, waking to find ice on my bedroom walls, enduring abuse from locals like I shared above...well, to say I'd had enough is putting it mildly. Unlike Lot's wife in the Bible, I didn't spare as much as a single glance behind me as I left.
I worry for the dogs of that area, yes. But I am one person and I can only do so much in a social climate that's hostile toward change, even if it means improving their quality of life. I left a lot of good people back in the States, but I'm still in touch with them. So far I've found Europe to be refreshing and even therapeutic. I'm currently looking for a six-month stay in England until Michel can travel back with me to the States where I can get a visa sorted. I have to do that from my home country, but I definitely see myself living in Europe for a long time to come.
Europe was a startling lesson in human culture for me. Subtle and seemingly trivial differences in worldview are of immense import, and gave me great insight into humanity and the real world we live in. Unless you take care of you, you can't take care of anyone or anything. When you are in good circumstances you can spare a little for those that need a little. Take good care of yourself, so you can be of help as you clearly would if you could.
BTW, I have begun writing a new fiction story, but am despairing from lack of good editing of producing work of merit. Any ideas?
Well said; Unless you take care of you, you can't take care of anyone or anything. When you are in good circumstances you can spare a little for those that need a little. Take good care of yourself, so you can be of help.
As for fiction, I edit! You won't find me at Discord very often, but you can email me a PDF file or a link to a Google doc. Unless you're writing horror or formula fiction (thriller, romance, if it's formula, I don't have time for it at my age).
kean 88 at lower-case-letter-Q dot com
Yes. I agree about Europe being a lesson in human culture. Perhaps we learned different things, but if you want to understand people, travel here. That's my advice for the world.
Michel and I have been living in total upheaval since I arrived in Europe. The Steemhouse Discord suffered mightily. However, we've just started revving up a new process there, so feel free to send me a link to the bit you're working on. I'll see what our options are. :-)
Woot! I'll allow inspiration to trickle back through my mental blocks and propel my progress, that has lapsed these last few weeks.
Boy! I can't wait to be ashamed of my writing again =DDD
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