So yesterday’s post was about wanting to be given direction in life. I woke up to the fact that business writing wasn’t where I wanted to be spending my energy, that my self-concept revolves more around writing books, and that I needed to learn to let go of guilt. That was the first half of the day.

"Friendship" - Click to enlargeThen the clincher. That evening I worked out with my friend Kay. She gave me the stunning piece of stained glass you see in this photo. (The symbol means “friendship.” How beautiful is that?) But what just made my jaw drop, in light of all that had happened that day, was what she wrote in her card to me.

Ok here’s the deal – On your News Years blog you said one resolution was to “talk Kay into making a piece of stained glass for me.” Well kiddo – ya better get a writin’ because my resolution was to read your novel.

While we were in Egypt, we had a guide with us the entire time. Better than a nanny, he told us what time to get up, when to eat, where to stand, what to take pictures of, and saw to our every need. It was marvelous. And kind of a bummer to come home and once again be completely responsible for my own life.

It’s occurred to me (and several other people from that trip who miss the daily nurturing) that it would be lovely to have a guide like that in day-to-day life. Someone to just tell me what to do ‘cause this life thing is hard to figure out on my own.

I believe I got my wish.