When I was a kid I use to play baseball in the street every night with the neighborhood kids. I never wore shoes and I didn't own a glove.
We would yell, "CAR!" when one was coming and move to the side of the road. Then we'd re-assume our positions. I LOVED baseball. I was stinkin' fast and hit hard and the boys always wanted me on their team. (This was BEFORE puberty so they actually wanted me on their team because I was good at BASEBALL and not some ulterior motive. You catch my drift...).
Today I took my son to hit a few balls. We hit balls against the fence for an hour. Then I noticed this sign.
We continued hitting balls against the fence.
I used this as an opportunity to teach him some stuff.
I said, "Did you know words are very very important?"
He said, "I already know all the words."
I laughed, "No, Buddy, you can never know enough words." Then I sang, "Pitcher has a rubber arm! Pitcher has a rubber arm!" I was pitching. He thought it was funny.
I said, "Another way to say 'pitcher has a rubber arm' is to say 'pitcher is in-ade-quate'. Let's sing it like that now." So we did.
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In this pic he swung that bat as hard as his little arms allowed. As you can see the ball still rests comfortably on the T. I didn't laugh then... But I'm laughing NOW!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!
I showed him the sign that said not to throw balls at the fence. I threw a ball at the sign. BULL'S EYE.
"Another word for fence is enclosure, my love. Say enclosure."
I taught him lots of new words today.
I love words. Writing is all I've ever wanted to do. I've had a pen in my left hand and a notebook in my right since I was eight years old. I read the dictionary and I think the Thesaurus is the most amazing book ever! Words, words, words.
Sometimes I feel words are all I really have. I want people to feel me, ya know? I don't want readers to read my stuff. I want them to FEEL it.
Stephen King has said, "Never go to the page lightly". Then he repeats himself, "Never go to the page lightly!". I understand, Mr. King.
When I write, I write from my soul. It's like words bubble up from way deep down and present themselves in just the right order. I often feel like its a gift from God when I write something that perfectly puts my soul on the page.
My writing is only powerful when I truly FEEL what I'm writing. My writing can only touch someone if I am being completely honest. I love that about writing! A reader can tell if it's not genuine. It must come from the heart to strike a chord.
Think of all the books you've read that have affected you deeply. If you have felt power when reading you've experienced the gift of words.
Tonight I wrote a very angry e-mail to some people who have hurt me. It was written from the heart of my feiry soul. They iz gonna git it!
I explained all of this to T-bone. He said, "Uh huh. Can we have hotdogs for dinner?"
I love these little heart to hearts.
