#begin anew

I was tagged by @thoughtslikeaminefield and @boondoctorwho (THANK YOU FOLKS! xoxo)

What To Do: Post the first line of one of your WIPs and tag as many people as there are words.

I am struggling here, which is kind of funny when you think about it.  ~14~

This part is from Dean’s perspective, even though it sounds like it’s just me explaining my current WIP situation. *oops*

Also, I know I have done this recently, so feel free to pass on participating if I am re-tagging you.

Begin Anew / Začať odznova

Rafael was finally free.

He wasn’t confined anymore by the rules and regulations that bound him at SVU. Although he missed everyone there, especially Liv and Sonny, he was free to finally enjoy life.

He could go on yacht trips because he wanted to, not for business, not to network with people from the DA’s office. He was free to go to the theater, to enjoy the New York Philharmonic perform his favorite piece by Bach. He thought quitting would add weight to the baggage he’d been carrying for the past 6 years, but when he did quit, it felt like every single burden he’d ever carried was lifted. 

He had time to go see Liv and Noah, to read a book, to enjoy his dinner without having to go over cases while eating.

We are all familiar about behaviors & how we interact with them. Good behavior gives a certain return, bad behavior a different return & no behavior still another. We want to encourage ourselves to be on our best behaviors. Why? Why Not? Isn’t best foot forward the way to get the highest & best results? The opposite applies as well for the poorest results too CAN YOU IMPROVE? If you hesitated…

Just what did this famous character created by Charles Dickens in the story “A Christmas Carol” do from Christmas day on until his death? He lived for another twenty five years and in that time period caused many changes to take place that history records well. How many were attributed to him? TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT? The additional question of whether he was on an emotional high or a deeper…

I could go into some windy explanation as to why I haven’t posted but the plain truth was…I didn’t feel like it. 2022 was not an inspiring or motivating year for me.  It was just 2020 Part 3, and the plot remained the same through all 3 episodes: work, go home, sleep, work, go home. This is the rut that had me panicking as a teenager about graduating high school and college and then becoming an…