Yesterday…Bertha…implanted a phrase…in my brain…
Walk a mile…in my…smile…
Of course…the lyrics…to…Joe South’s…Walk a Mile in My Shoes…has been playing on the 8-track in my mind…ever since…which I think was her intention…or…at least it seemed that way…as she explained the phrase…in dribs and drabs…over the course of the day…
Basically…what she told me…was…that…I should celebrate the success and happiness of those around me…just as if…it were my own…that…I should try my best…to capture the same feelings that they are having…and…bask…in them…
Now…she didn’t say it would be…easy…bringing to mind…a friend’s wedding I attended a few years back…when I was pretty much relationshipless…and…how although I was…happy for her…my true emotion…was more akin to…envy…
She…reminds me…of…watching…fellow authors’ books…flying out into cyberspace…at the speed of light…when mine seem to have their wings clipped…and…although…I am happy for them…my true emotion…is more akin to…envy…
Okay…that was enough for me to see the pattern developing…my eyes have a tendency…to turn…green…
But…how do…I walk a mile in their smile…
Bertha…says…it’s the same as walking in their shoes…just…let myself…feel…what they are feeling…let myself…see with my heart…hear with my heart…feel with my heart…she says…it’s visualization…with a twist…
But…she promises me…and…I’m going to hold her to it…that when I can…walk a mile…in others’ smiles…that…they’ll soon be walking in…mine…
Hmmm…wanna join me in a stroll…
Jane
Such Wisdom! I’ll Be Glad To Take A Walk.
Yay!!!!! We’ll have so much fun, Tamy!
I’ll even hold your hand while we walk…
Can Bertha come along too ?
Love you !
LOL…you know I can’t sneak off without Bertha…especially if she knows you’re around! Love you, too Bea!
I really do want to join you in that stroll Jane and I understand how you feel but you must remember your books are different. You will have a unique audience and they will most likely be long lasting. It is never good to compare yourself with others. Same goes for your books. There is a different beauty in yours that is not in others. Don’t forget what you have to offer is indeed special 🙂
Thank you Brenda…you are such a sweetie…and one smart cookie!