I don’t have a slice.
My bank is empty. My tank is empty.
These are the words I texted to Dawn after a long day of Google Hangouts, stealing moments to teach my own kids, feed them lunch, snacks, and lollipop bribes. One missed opportunity to get my two year old down for a nap.
Sketch!
Cool paper.
Classical music.
This is Dawn’s response.
I grab a pot of flowers that are no longer fresh and invite my rambunctious kids to sketch. They oblige. For a few moments, we sketch and the calm music fills the air and our minds.
I thank Dawn for the idea. The slice.
Her response:
And that is living like a writer – creating, seeing, and seizing the moment!
May we all be so lucky to find the people that fill us up.
Where There Is Joy 
I can feel how you relaxed. So good to have a friend to reach out and get some helpful advice. The days are hectic and creating calm is so important. And your friend’s idea of living the life of a writer is spot on.
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Mount that pic on dark gray paper and frame it!! It’s beautiful! Yay you for getting it down – your determination is inspiring! Today is a new day and the sun will shine!
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Amazing how certain people give us breath, give us a new frame. You put that frame to good use.
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Wow! Dawn is a genius and you captured this moment magnificently.
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It’s perfect that you didn’t write about flowers but the person who planted you in front of them. I have been begging my family for ideas every night at dinner. They are being very tolerant of my empty bank and tank. I love the notebooks that the girls have.
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Text Dawn!
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I love that you have a writing buddy who brims with ideas. And I love that you wrote about the struggle and the resolution here. And I love that you invite your girls into a creative life so often.
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Love your ending. Thanks for filling me up!
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Love this. I may text Dawn soon for an idea when my tank is empty!
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I love the balance in this piece between the frantic stolen moments to teach your kids (right there with you!) and the calmness of the moments you captured here.
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I’m in love with the literacy and lyricism that lingers in this poem. It is #priceless. I think this is the best thing that I’ve read all day .
#savoring
~Carla Michelle
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