Dear Paula,

Hello friend. How are you? I’m sorry I haven’t told you lately how proud I am of you. But, I am. I’ve always believed in you though I am not sure that you even know that about me – and for that – I am truly sorry. You have always put so much thought and care into everyone around you that I know you have (at times at the least) not done for yourself as you should’ve. You’ve always said you don’t care what other people think though you allowed the glimpse of “what will they think” grasp ahold of you and kept you from doing what you were always so damn good at and that is writing. You’re now 52 year old self sure sits at the computer with fingers on the keys – thoughts swirling and words churning only to stay inside – such a shame too because people like to read what you put out there when you finally do. Those who have had comments never mattered anyway. And those who love you unconditionally ~ sister, those are your people!! So please, do us both a favor and get those 12 drafts out so those unfinished thoughts and prompts aren’t just sitting there.

I hope you are surrounded by love and laughter and still sitting on your front porch in the swing listening to music, drinking wine and remembering a life well lived. I have found that writing to you in the future is much more difficult that I thought it would be. Hind sight is 20/20 right?

Sending you all of my love ~ PGWW