Laura Lee filled the room with an energy and magic through her music and aura.


Never in a million years would I have imagined myself sitting alone in a darken corner of a bar writing. It is amazing. Sometimes the adventures that require the most courage are the small, daily ones you dare to experience.


Me having the courage to go to a bar - even a classy one in a beautiful old hotel is an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence. Yet I feel so comfortable here in the Clearwater Beach Hotel Lounge, writing. I have so much fun releasing the characters that live in my imagination.


I have been blessed to meet a “Baskin Robbins” of assorted people in my lifetime. Many now dance in my mind in various scenarios and stories. I don’t know if they will ever get together and result in a novel, stories for magazines or whether the act of writing will be the reward itself.


In my recent financial situation it certainly seemed out of the realm of possibility that I would be able to actually have a laptop. Proof positive that in my life Guardian Angels truly make the difference. A dear man surprised me by providing this wonderful computer. Someday I hope he will know how much I treasure not only this gift but even more special and valuable is the time he shared with me and the experiences we shared.


Earlier today I wrote about the card I received that said that Rainbows were the symbol for hope. As I sit here writing, the rain pitter pattering on the window next to me, I feel a special peacefulness. I smile. I have just realized that part of my persona, that has through the years been labeled the “weird one”, is my ability to create my own rainbows. Until tonight I had never realized that is exactly what I do.


When my life is “stormy” spinning out of my control, or my heart is hurt, or I have challenges to face I have learned from my parents to hang in there….to find some good or positive (no matter how tiny}, to always have faith and remember that miracles happen everyday. You need to keep hope alive in your heart and spirit. It is most critical to do this when it seems the most impossible.


As this day comes to an end and I pack up my little computer, I am leaving this little hideaway with an energized spirit. It is never too late to chart a new course.