As a writer I am always trying to imagine who will be reading my words. And what impact those words will have on that person and the way their life turns out. As a child I wanted to write like Enid Blyton, as an adult I want to be able to write across a multitude of genres and styles. But it all comes down to some simple things, I want my thoughts and my writing to inspire, to challenge, to make people question, to make people aware that they can be whatever they want to be, make people strive to do something better today than they did yesterday.

Sometimes I think I have it, sometimes I feel that my words have touched a chord with people, sometimes a comment makes me rock back onto my heels and go whoa I hadn’t thought of it like that before. As a writer that makes me humble. Which is why I am constantly striving to be better today than I was yesterday, and to be truly open minded to opportunities and change.

But it’s not just writing that I am trying to improve. As a person who has re-discovered running as a means of getting fit, I am now aware that my previous 24 months of attempting to get fit, were nothing more than cruising. Doing just enough to maintain my position, my weight, my shape. Maintain, it’s an interesting word. Maintenance, a chance to make sure that nothing untoward happens to the status quo you currently find yourself in.

Are you truly open minded to change? Are you willing to question what you are doing? Are you willing to say – whoa I hadn’t thought of it like that before? Or are you living your life without the benefit of peripheral vision. That vision that allows you to see things that aren’t in your direct line of sight, but may be stalking you waiting for that moment when it can pounce on you – and say – hey – remember me, I’m your…..

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