SWM seeks

so i've lived with my impatience. conquered, or so i've told god and insisted he need not test me any longer as i'm as patient as i need to be. ah, but my patience or impatience will be tested again and again and again -- this my writer friends is what awaits each of us. months and years and decades of waiting. but we must persevere, the alternative is to not be a writer.

i'm again at larger waiting stage. who wants a novel? anyone, anyone? well not just anyone? what if no one? am i doomed toward future publication? and all that guidance that seemed straight from god while in atlanta feels a little hazy now.

SWM (single written manuscript) seeks good publisher who enjoys long walks on the beach, has likeminded vision and immediate love-at-first-read for a long-term commitment (maybe tens of thousands of sales, please, pretty please, it's a writers unfortunate reality -- yes, sales are very important even for those of us who wish to only be lost in the words and myth).

tested impatience brings out my oddities. i have plenty to do, to write, to pursue. and for over two years, i've been seeking to change my life. i need more peace. but how?

ah, one treasure of my recent cba convention...robert benson's new book, A Good Life: Benedict's Guide to Everyday Joy. focuses on our lives as a balance of prayer, community, work and rest. i need this book, can't wait to crack it's pages and hope in my soul for some guidance. here's the study guide: