Nuthin´ Like Being A Storyteller!

As I sit here, pen in hand, gazing out my window at trees and mountains touched with snow...as though someone had come along with a giant sieve and sprinkled them delicately with powdered sugar...I can´t help thinking what a marvelous thing it is...this thing that we all have. Life. It is the greatest gift of all...to be able to see the wonders around us...and then pass along those experiences, those fleeting moments of beauty, poignancy and humor...to touch the lives of others with insights and experiences that have touched us. That is what it truly means to be an author...a writer...a storyteller! I have only the highest regard for this ancient craft, and the men and women who have come before me and graced us all with their talent throughout the many following generations. I only hope that one day I can attain to the high standards they left behind!