Wednesday, January 6, 2010

See and be Seen...

How do you see yourself?

Most of the time I can give a healthy answer when I ask myself that question. There are those days, once in a blue moon, that I might be down for some reason, but for the most part I have positive thoughts about myself and my life.

Over the Christmas holiday as always I headed home to spend time with my family. It is my favorite time of year, Christmas! I can be sure that all my family will be around my small home town one day or another. Friends that I don't get to see so often are always in Dawson Springs as well, visiting their families, so I get to connect with them too...what a bonus!

This year much like many others I had a great time with my Mom and Dad, my Sister and Brother-in-Law and of course my Niece and Nephew. I caught myself trying to memorize the moments I was enjoying them so much. You know what I mean? I knew that all to soon I would hop on a plane and head 900 miles away and it would be a while before we would all get to be together again. I also spent a lot of time with my Great Aunt Aminell and my Papaw and other members of the family, but couldn't help thinking about those that were gone...and there it is, as always. The ever present thing in my life...wait for it! My stories. And the excuses for my stories, the stories that my good friends hear and say..." I have heard that one Storms, tell another one!" And I realized this year why I have so many stories to tell, and why I can't get them out of my head or my conversations.

I know so many neat people and for one reason or another I connected with them. I grew up in a small town in western Kentucky and there was not a lot of hustle and bustle there and plenty of time for a stroll through the yard to see what flowers are blooming. Time to sit a spell on the porch and watch the birds, and always time to talk.

Talk, talk, talk.

Well if you know me you know I like to do that. I guess you could say I have been seen with many older folks over the years and have been compared to an old man once or twice. I guess that's okay. The truth is old people tell stories and I love them. So yes, I have been in "See and be Seen" situations! And guess what? I got the skinny!

So how do I see myself...as a Storyteller! That's it a Storyteller!

Today that is...who knows how I will see myself tomorrow.

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