Monday: Preface: “Every end is a beginning …” (no audio)
ByI honestly thought that Kindred Spirit Marty Hanus
would be the last one standing. He was the first to fall.
Rest in peace my friend…
Women Who RV, Volume I
“Every end is a beginning … gain is disguised as loss …
and sunset. Dread drifted in like fog, unsuspected and unsettling.
It was my mind that I came to fear the most. A lifelong ally
suddenly turned enemy.
I became obsessed with the question: “Is the glass half empty
or is it half full?” For me, the glass was empty.
Haunted by negative fears and thoughts, a self-fulfilling
prophesy began to take hold—a prophesy I struggle with to
this day. “You are the biggest fear you face right now,” I was
cautioned by someone who reached out to help me.
I am the biggest fear I face and I struggle with that fear
every day. I exploit that struggle through writing and digital
storytelling. My mother’s love of the movies nurtured a legacy
that became my lifeline.
interviews. Interviews that will celebrate the voices of women
who follow their dreams.
For me, the glass is full now, replenished by stories yet to
be heard. Digital storytelling is not work for the faint of heart,
but it is my remaining life’s work.
My mother’s favorite movie: 42nd Street—1933 starring Dick
Powell and Ruby Keeler. My favorite memory: I can still hear
Mom tap dancing while she does the dinner dishes—always
a magic time for me.
