Writer Dad is a sublime site about family and fatherhood with well written tales alongside helpful hints and strategies to help render our children into remarkable writers. Please subscribe (for free) by RSS or Email. Thanks! They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ~Confucious Life well lived should blend consistency with adaptation, we are slaves to evolution after all. We get one life, it should be glorious. I want my family to take risks, aim high, and be thrilled no matter the outcome, so long as we tried. In our time, we’ve made subtle shifts with modest regularity, penciling in a seismic tremor every few years. Our pending adventure rests on a fault line. Daisy’s lived everywhere; I’ve lived in the same burg since before I could walk. She’s taught abroad, packing her rucksack with lessons learned in many countries, on several continents; I’ve rarely left my city. I want to see everything I haven’t, learn what I don’t know, and visit places that will fill me in a way that the same half a million street signs stuck deep in the concrete of my own city never could. Being able to find success as a writer, means my office can fit in a knapsack. Who am I kidding? Few things are as romantic as the thought of working wherever I am, whenever I happen to find myself there. And though success from the keyboard is a matter of when not if, this period is paramount to our preparation. Right now, we are hermit crabs looking for a bigger and better shell. We engage in daily discussion about what’s hiding behind tomorrow’s shadow, but sometimes we get anxious for the sun to illuminate an obvious direction. Yes, it would. Just as nine months of pregnancy prepares the body for the sleepless nights and new, exhausting lifestyle, we need this time to draw ourselves together. The biggest difficulty is knowing when to pull the plug. We have families that are depending on us. When our world changes, theirs will too. We know we’re going, but we’re not sure when. In the meantime, we must continue to look our clients in the eye, do the best we can to educate and nurture their children while they’re with us, and believe that everything is for a reason, and all in good time. If you enjoyed my words, please subscribe. I promise I’ll be back tomorrow. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
These next months are all transition. As our family moves from one life to the next, we must maintain the best of what we’re leaving behind, and anticipate the strange tide of an unfamiliar fate. Daisy and I make a habit of never sitting still too long.
A craving to travel, born long ago, is now roaring inside me.
In another three years, I’ll be slipping it next to my wallet.
But Writer Dad, wouldn’t overnight success be wrong?
A hermit crab must be sure his new home is right before he leaves his old one to the tide.
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Writer Dad,
I agree with your Hermit Crab analogy. When I was diving I was forever traveling the world. My wife grew up as the daughter of a Navy man, so she was moving every 3 years or so. We are now coming up on that 3 year mark and both of us are getting restless with our suroundings. We are looking towards that next step, and are trying to figure out a plan. What types of adventures are you guys looking to persue?
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What an adventure you will soon be on! Reminds me of this quote:
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.”
~ Helen Keller
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“We get one life, it should be glorious. I want my family to take risks, aim high, and be thrilled no matter the outcome, so long as we tried. ”
Failure never causes regret. The failure to try has always been the cause of it.
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I wish you and your family success.
I was impressed with the same sentence Bamboo Forest was impressed with. It’s a very wise approach to life.
Great adventure you are on.
I find that people in general, and certainly me specifically, tend to stay inside their shells until it gets a bit tight and uncomfortable. Then we are willing to crawl out of the old shell, risk exposure and possible danger, to find the next shell that not only fits, but is large enough with room to grow for awhile.
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Sal: We have more adventures planned than time to do them. I do promise I will illuminate a bit further on Friday, though.
SpaceAgeSage: That’s a great quote. I’d never heard it before (and I’m a collector). Thanks.
Bamboo Forest: I fell hard on my face with a business venture when I was twenty-one. But I learned a lot from it and don’t regret it at all.
Vered: Thank you. I must admit that I like being referred to as wise. You are welcome to do that any time.
Urban Panther: My shell feels tight if I can throw a rock and hit the edge. I think it’s in my DNA.
If you put a plant in a small pot it will only grow so much since it’s constricted by the pot. If you move it to a larger pot it’ll start to grow again. I think that in order to grow you should always be stretching your own limits.
My girlfriend grew up moving state to state throughout her whole life. I have always been a home-body. We have been in Nebraska for less than 2 years and we just bought a house and she already has the “itch” to find something new. It is frustrating but at the same time I know that I need to lighten up and live on the wildside a bit…
Marelisa: Thank you. I love your analogy. I think it is better than mine.
Andy: Traveling, even if it’s just from point A to B, can change your perspective if you’re paying attention.
Oh how much I understand. As a creative, Writer Dad, you HAVE to go. You have to see, you have to experience. It is never too late to have an adventure. Hopefully, one day I’ll see you on the road.
T
“We get one life, it should be glorious. I want my family to take risks, aim high, and be thrilled no matter the outcome, so long as we tried. ”
Inspiring words. You remind me so much of my own dad, who’s really quiet and unassuming but has the best advice
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T Edwards: I can’t wait.
Miss Write: Well hello there, and thank you. Your site is pretty.
I have subscribed and I look forward to following your journey. Best of luck, may all your dreams come true. I am making tentative steps toward the freedom you crave, driving my own Macbook Pro with an equally supportive family.
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Hi Writer Dad,
What an exciting time for you and your family. I’ve moved so many times I lost count. Now I’ve been in one spot for over 20 years. No matter where you live, it’s still true, home is where your heart is.
“Few things are as romantic as the thought of working wherever I am..”
Wow. I don’t have much else to say, you really struck a chord with such a simple phrase.
I found you via Poverty101.net - a good friend of mine. I saw your comment, liked your domain name and glad I took the time to pay you a visit before I head to bed.
You have the gift of words… I will be back.
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I love the fact that you’re taking your kids with you WD. Ever since I sold everything and began my traveling adventure so many people have said: “I’d love to do that, but I have kids.” as if kids are this chain that tie you to one place. They’ll have a great experiences! Good for you for not using your children as an excuse for not doing something you say you want to do.
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David: Thank you for subscribing. I’m drooling as I write this, thinking about your Pro.
Barbara: Wherever you can say “Honey, I’m home,” right?
Elijah: Thank you Elijah. You have one of my favorite names. Definitely a main character waiting to happen.
Alex: I will never use my children as an excuse for anything.
Intriguing concept WD. People have no problem dropping money for non-fiction ebooks, so good for you for trying it with fiction.
My only worry for you would that a publisher would consider this selfpublishing and that might lower your chances of getting your work published through traditional routes. Given that you seem to going in another direction, however, that likely doesn’t bother you that much.
I know that I wouldn’t post my own fiction for sale (or even for free) because I do want to follow the traditional route.
Good luck!
Alex
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