Two Types

 Writers are usually two types of people.  They say it in their writungs and are quiet otherwise, or they say it in their writings and can't shut up about most anything on their minds.  I say it in writing and am otherwise quiet.  I've been told to beware of the quiet types.  There are writers who have been known more by what they've said than by what they have written.  A quote is easier to read and understand than a book.  And unless one wants to read more, a jacket cover gives a synopsis.  

Many people want to know what a book is about before they read it.  This title of this blog says everything, because I smoke a pipe while writing and share here what is on my mind on most any given day.  But I don't always reveal my most inner secrets.  I'm a quiet type, but am always in thought.  I'll ponder what I say here on most any given day.  A lot has been on my mind in recent days as I watch events unfold in the news or what I hear.

I am often lost in thought.  This is the nature of my own Spirituality. My wife knows when I'm lost in thought and this being the week of Easter, I've been thinking about many things lately.  I pay attention to the news.  But I do have what is called Seasonal Affective Disorder that always occurs this time of year.  I won't go into detail, but this year isn't much different.  It's affected me already.  

This is NOT the place for my own therapy, but writing is therapeutic.  It's why I write.  I have had it less here in Florida, but it is seasonal.  One might say it's cyclical.  And it has begun.  It stems from my experience with the Divine, but most of the time, I just work through it.  At my age I've learned to deal with it, but it's something I learned years ago that causes it for me.  I won't go into that, but anniversary dates have a lot to do with our moods.  As far as people might be concerned, I'm a bi-polar psychotic, but then if there is a God, which I know there is, I'm among the best.  This is why I meditate; often with a pipe.

Certain times bring on memories which can be good or bad depending on the events.  But for me the onset begins in the Spring of every year.  The why might be only something I would know.  But I've learned over the years that a quiet mind is best.  This is why I'm more of a quiet type, because my mind can be overly stimulated.  I've learned quiet time with my pipe is the best therapy I can have.  I'm at my best in quiet meditation with my pipe.  

This is why I smoke a pipe.  And it's why I like the quiet.  A pipe is quiet.  And I listen to my Spirit Guides.  I'm at one with the Divine in my quiet meditation.  If my thoughts aren't flowing while writing, I'll delete it and start over, maybe several times, until my thoughts flow.  There are times I can't do this.  But when something isn't right I'll know.  We can't do this with life.  We simply pick up where left off and continue living.  Such is the joy of both writung and life itself.  Today I'm smoking my Dunhill pipe with some Morley's Best English tobacco thinking today's post says what needs to said today.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave