Wow, this is stepping back into the past. That familiar place where you told your truth and shared your thoughts, dreams, hopes, and even your struggles with strangers. The ones who listened and who became like family over time. A place that felt as much like home as your childhood house. The Blogger world. My handle back then was Buttons Thoughts; my nickname is Buttons. And I had remained anonymous for many reasons.
This new site in my name is maybe like a last “Kick at the Can,” or it is finding my spot where my life and everything that has led me to here came about. I thank those who have always been there.
I have lived on this earth for over 70 years. Almost 50 years of that was as a capable farmer. When I say those numbers out loud, I do not cringe or worry. I have never fretted about a number. I still look forward to each day.
This girl, who wanted to live in the city and write books since she was a child. Always daydreamed in the backyard among many siblings in her tiny village.
I consider myself “lucky.”
Lucky is a strange word when I look back. Do we not make our own luck?
I have always had a constant dialogue running through my head ever since I can remember. An extraordinary memory that holds tight to every little thing that came along, whether I wanted to forget or not. I knew I needed to get it out. Known as the storyteller to anyone who wanted to listen. This, I believe, has brought me to here and now. My Spot.
There are days when I do wonder how I ever made it through the challenges and extremely physical and ensuing mental obstacles thrown at me. Many ailments came with aging and doing hard labour that I was truly unskilled in. Combined with naïve thinking that brute force and working through the pain. I am doing well.
I now understand that I need to slow down and will still get where I am going.
Slowing down in my head is not a thing. It is still on autopilot and believes age is not relevant in any way. I am OK with that logic, it retain,s but now I crash when my body says enough. Finally.
There has been a lot of news since I stopped sharing my blog. Life is indeed busy, and I am doing things I always wanted to do. I think slowing down is a good thing. I was taught very young not to waste anything. So my creative energy side needs to be used till it wears out too.
I want to welcome you all to my blog, where I will be free to write and share what is important to me, amuses me, or makes me ponder life choices. I believe that I do have a thing or two to keep you amused. Be that with stories, art, or my life of adventures and misadventures as I try to find my spot.
Come and sit and relax a spell, we have a lot to catch up on. Buttons/Grace