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Eva’s Byte #330 – The Reprieve
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” Cynthia Ozick
While I’m grateful for many things on a daily basis, I become more appreciative of electrical power when stormy weather threatens to snatch it away via downed trees and snapped utility poles. Such was the case when tropical storm – category one hurricane – tropical storm Henri battered the Northeast with brutal winds and heavy rain on Sunday, knocking out power for most of coastal Rhode Island.
Up to and including the aftermath of Henri, I got busy on my desktop computer with proofreading, editing, and revising the finished draft of my Contemporary work in progress. Bracing myself for a power outage at any moment, I saved my work every couple of minutes. As a result of keeping my nose to the grindstone, I had covered ground from chapters 11 through 23, progressing to Part 2. I’m now approaching the halfway mark of my novel.
Had the storm stopped me in my tracks, I would have worked on crossword puzzles and would have written this blog in longhand. It wouldn’t be the first time: Eva’s Byte # 133: Weathering a Storm—Longhand.
While I’m grateful for the reprieve so I could continue working in my capacity as an author, I’m especially grateful because my refrigerator and freezer weren’t adversely affected. That wasn’t the case for thousands of Rhode Islanders, now expected to have their power by mid-day of Wednesday.
Compared to the destruction of major cataclysms and the devastation of war, these hardships wrought by a hurricane just passing through are short-lived in the grand scheme of life.
*May each of us pivot from optimism and gratitude during storms of any nature.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
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While I’m grateful for many things on a daily basis, I become more appreciative of electrical power when stormy weather threatens to snatch it away via downed trees and snapped utility poles. Such was the case when tropical storm – category one hurricane – tropical storm Henri battered the Northeast with brutal winds and heavy rain on Sunday, knocking out power for most of coastal Rhode Island.
Up to and including the aftermath of Henri, I got busy on my desktop computer with proofreading, editing, and revising the finished draft of my Contemporary work in progress. Bracing myself for a power outage at any moment, I saved my work every couple of minutes. As a result of keeping my nose to the grindstone, I had covered ground from chapters 11 through 23, progressing to Part 2. I’m now approaching the halfway mark of my novel.
Had the storm stopped me in my tracks, I would have worked on crossword puzzles and would have written this blog in longhand. It wouldn’t be the first time: Eva’s Byte # 133: Weathering a Storm—Longhand.
While I’m grateful for the reprieve so I could continue working in my capacity as an author, I’m especially grateful because my refrigerator and freezer weren’t adversely affected. That wasn’t the case for thousands of Rhode Islanders, now expected to have their power by mid-day of Wednesday.
Compared to the destruction of major cataclysms and the devastation of war, these hardships wrought by a hurricane just passing through are short-lived in the grand scheme of life.
*May each of us pivot from optimism and gratitude during storms of any nature.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
Eva’s Byte #514 – Psychological Spring
Purportedly, astronomers state our spring season starts on March 20th in all time zones of North America. To be exact, 5:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Even though winter weather persists—for instance, on Sunday, March 2nd, the temperature was a blustery 29 degrees—I’ve embarked on Psychological Spring:
I’m steamrolling through spring cleaning.
My leprechaun gnomes are on display in full force.
This week, my vehicle had its spring tune-up. When I drove away from the dealership, the clock had sprung one hour ahead in psychological preparedness for advancing time on March 9th.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m psychologically springing ahead with drafting chapter 11 (449 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us spring forward with a psychological edge.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Even though winter weather persists—for instance, on Sunday, March 2nd, the temperature was a blustery 29 degrees—I’ve embarked on Psychological Spring:
I’m steamrolling through spring cleaning.
My leprechaun gnomes are on display in full force.
This week, my vehicle had its spring tune-up. When I drove away from the dealership, the clock had sprung one hour ahead in psychological preparedness for advancing time on March 9th.
In the capacity of a writer, I’m psychologically springing ahead with drafting chapter 11 (449 words thus far) along my Contemporary work in progress.
*May each of us spring forward with a psychological edge.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
