As we age, we begin to appreciate more the events and people who appeared in our lives. Every life has a range of emotions, from elated to deflated and everything in between. All we can do is adapt to the changing circumstances, hopefully in a positive way, and grow as human beings.
An old saying notes, “May you live in interesting times.” Most lifetimes cover a variety of adventurous years, as we are certainly experiencing now. I often find that our real-life stories are more interesting than fiction books.
Such interesting times are what inspired my second book, Emma’s World: A World War II Memoir. My mother’s life was fascinating. She grew up on a northwest Missouri farm, paid her own way through college, fell in love during World War II, and wanted to become a teacher. Her resilience in chasing her life goals proved inspiring.
My childhood had the same range of emotions that everyone faces. We have to have the contrast of sad events to appreciate the good times. It is the yin-yang of life, the push and pull of good and evil, happy and sad, that runs the universe.
I tried to remember those most emotionally expressive childhood events. They became the essays in Cherry Tree Dares. The full range of emotions that we all experience and how we handle them as we age form the basis of who we become as adults.
We all must overcome some of the less desirable events we encounter in life to reach a nicer state of being as adults. Adapting, being resilient, and appreciating others leads to a happier life.
Feel free to post your childhood memories on my Facebook author page, www.facebook.com/IleneWDevlinAuthor.
Happy writing!
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Ilene W. Devlin, Author 