Last Sunday I had dinner with some of my favorite high school girl friends. That's the great thing about FB - staying in touch with people that may have been lost forever.
Anyway - one friend asked "So what are you up to - you're a writer?" And the question caught me off guard. Honestly, I've never been asked that before. My answer? "Well, I'm a secretary but I play a writer on FB." (I have a quirky sense of humor naturally but tend to make jokes when I'm uncomfortable/nervous/upset/pissed off...I make jokes a lot actually.)
But then 2 others interjected, insisting that I am in fact - a writer.
What I really am is a woman in between seasons.
At least once I week, I run Landslide by Fleetwood Mac on my ipod. And I mean RUN IT - as in, play it on repeat through out my morning commute. (If you don't know that song - get to know it. It's amazing.) But my favorite line is: Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I am like Alice - wondering, "Who in the world am I?"
Somewhere between mother, student and wife; somewhere between secretary and writer - there's me. Trying to figure it all out. Trying to find my voice. Still trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be. Trying to break out of the box that I have put myself in.
Sometimes someone else needs to show you who are, before you truly see it for yourself.
Anyway - one friend asked "So what are you up to - you're a writer?" And the question caught me off guard. Honestly, I've never been asked that before. My answer? "Well, I'm a secretary but I play a writer on FB." (I have a quirky sense of humor naturally but tend to make jokes when I'm uncomfortable/nervous/upset/pissed off...I make jokes a lot actually.)
But then 2 others interjected, insisting that I am in fact - a writer.
What I really am is a woman in between seasons.
At least once I week, I run Landslide by Fleetwood Mac on my ipod. And I mean RUN IT - as in, play it on repeat through out my morning commute. (If you don't know that song - get to know it. It's amazing.) But my favorite line is: Can I handle the seasons of my life?
I am like Alice - wondering, "Who in the world am I?"
Somewhere between mother, student and wife; somewhere between secretary and writer - there's me. Trying to figure it all out. Trying to find my voice. Still trying to figure out who I am and who I want to be. Trying to break out of the box that I have put myself in.
Sometimes someone else needs to show you who are, before you truly see it for yourself.
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AutismWonderland - written by Lisa Quinones-Fontanez - is a personal blog chronicling a NYC family's journey with autism, while also sharing local resources for children/families with special needs.