We all want to be published.
Of course, you have to understand the word “published.”
In a very simple way, the meaning relates to making something public.
For some of us this is scary. The end result of aversion to being published is becoming a recluse and a hermit. As I have learned recently, from stories of neighbours and friends, this can lead to dying without friends – anyone checking on you to be sure you are alive. That story sends chills down my spine, and then back up!
For others of us, being published is a wish come true. You’ve all met the person who lives, quite literally, off the breath and excitement of being surrounded by their public. Without that contact they wither and become the walking dead.
And somewhere in between . . . Well, I hope I fall there. Not dependent on whether people like me or not. But desiring to be public to serve others. Or as one famous personage of years past said, “Love your neighbour.”
So, I’m off to write. I’ve garnered a few local outlets – places I can write a column of print. My hope is that, in making the words public, there will be a benefit to people. I’ll let you know where you can find those words – once they get “published.”