Hi there happy reader!
I was in Los Angeles for a few days last week to see our grandson. He’s eighteen months old now, and a bundle of energy and fun.
These knees should tell you everything you need to know about him.
Always on the go, little bumps and bruises don’t stop him from running joyfully and exploring his world with more wonder than I ever remember having myself!
We love to read books together.
He has a special place in his heart for one of his favorite titles, “Stick and Stone.” The story of unlikely friends –a twig and a rock — he can recite each line and does so with glee.
When I found a different title illustrated by the same artist, I just knew he had to have it to add to his library.
A little boy wakes up to find that the answer to anything he asks for is yes.
Pizza for breakfast? Yes! Ice cream whenever he wants it? Yes! A late bedtime? Yes! You get the picture, right?
In one of the hundreds of times I read this adorable story to him, I started to wonder about what would happen if as adults, we were to say yes more often. It’s so easy to say no, isn’t it? No, I don’t want to try, no, I don’t want to risk failing, no, I don’t think that’s a good idea. Now imagine how different life could be if we didn’t hesitate to take that chance and say yes.
That is what I did when I sat down to write my first novel, and it’s what I still do every time I begin a new project.
I give myself permission to stretch my mind and imagination. To test the limits of my love for words, for stories, for reaching out to readers who I’ve not yet met; all of it was made possible by allowing myself to say yes. BTW – I highly recommend it!
Change isn’t easy and we’re living in an increasingly negative world. Maybe if we all took a chance and said “yes” a little more often, we’d find a little more peace of mind and happiness along the way. Consider it, won’t you?
As always, let me know what you think!
xoxo,
Hilari
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