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Some thoughts from skye:

Here we are. For years I’ve written in my notebooks, started and restarted blogs, applied for writing positions, and sent out manuscripts. In my head until one of these things made it “big” I wasn’t a real writer. Until people knew who I was, I wasn’t making an impact. Welp, I’m over all of that.

Today I sit here, with a great desire to remain anonymous. To live each day entrenched in discipline and to simply be a phenomenal person, just to be a phenomenal person. Why do we need credit for that?

If I do make some sort of impact on you, I am truly grateful, but that desire does not dictate the way I do things anymore. I sit here completely content to continue honing my writing craft, for the simple purpose of being skilled in writing. To pursue the art of writing simply because writing makes me happy. To pursue goals one step at a time in daily routine so that my children may know the truly unglamorous side of creating a life you love.

What if I’m just here to make a dent in the life of the twenty people I see and love most in this world? Twenty people is a lot. That’s a big responsibility. This season of my life has made me reach inward and I’ve been keeping everything closer to home. My smaller “reach” has made the biggest impact. And I think that’s just it friends: if we could all notice the life right in front of our very eyes, at this very moment, we’d all feel more connected.

I believe the big picture of life lies within the details. The way your ear picks up on your children’s voice no matter how many people are in a room. The way your heart beats with joy when you get your husband to belly-laugh. The way the pen touches the paper and all at once, you’re in a complete state of presence. The way people ask you questions and then demonstrate enough patience to truly listen to your answer. The way the more we learn, the more wonder our mind comes up with. The way the sun sets and provides a different view every single evening on this planet. The way summertime awakens a sense of recklessness and adventure, no matter how many years come to pass. The way golden hues warm Earth in the unlikeliest places. The way presence is awe-striking, right there, in our own life, if we slow down to grasp it.

The way I’m always sending love your way and rooting for you, friends. Til the end.