Seven Years of Smacksy

Today marks seven years that I have been posting every day on Smacksy. People have asked if I ever worry that I'll run out of things to say. The answer, so far, is no. There is always something I find a little bit compelling for me to report if I open myself to all of the possibilities and keep my coffee refilled.

I sometimes procrastinate on other writing projects I'm involved with but because I made a deal with myself seven years ago to write in this space every day, I still feel like I'm always writing. Always writing means I'm always listening, always watching, always taking in life and working out a way to offer it back as a story. Sometimes the story has a beginning, middle, and end. Sometimes the story is a quick grab of dialogue. Sometimes the story is a photo. This process fills me up and keeps me engaged in the world. It keeps me writing.

Thank you all for showing up here. Your friendship, your comments, your emails, and your presence mean the world to me.

Here's to another outstanding year of you and me and us.