Joyce Mason

Writing is breathing for me. The word inspire means to breathe in. Somehow at an early age, I found my connection to All That Is through writing--my ability to tap into the One Mind or collective consciousness. I love being a channel of that flow. It's often surprising, exhilarating and humorous. I wake up wondering what the universe will say through me next.

I see myself as a writer-weaver. Experiences are like colorful bits in the kaleidoscope of living. Twist the dial a little and the bits fall in a different way, tell a new story, reveal a new insight. I weave the meaning together by writing about it. There's nothing new under the Sun, only the way we remix and interpret the rays. The joy is the ongoing discovery of the meaning of life.

I think of enthusiastic readers of my writing as friends and New Millennium pen-pals. I am still friends with one of my pen-pals I first met when I was 12 years old. All those letters and numerous pals honed my skills, and I had no idea I was rehearsing for the Information Age and an electronic way of connecting with so many wonderful people. Then on my typewriter, now on my keyboard: I'm still tapping out observations about life and how to live it to the fullest.

I love writing so much; I'd write if no one read my work but me ... but I'm so glad to share it with others, and I'm always honored when they choose to read my work and are inspired by what I have to say. Connection is my life's blood, and it's that connection--enjoying and "getting" each other--that means the world to me.