Susan Thom

When Does The Door Open And Let The Future In


Posted: Saturday, September 01, 2007

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"There Is Always One Moment In Childhood When The Door Opens And Lets The Future In." Deepak Chopra

I read this quote and was startled to find I didn't know if I could answer it. I had never thought about it, never pondered it, but once exposed to the thought, it got me thinking, too. What is the one moment in my childhood when the door opened and I let the future in? Childhood could be from birth to sixteen, I would say. That's a long time to search through and pinpoint one moment.

I don't even remember my whole childhood, just bits and pieces. I knew if I pondered on this a little, I might figure out something. I think I've got it.

My grandmother owned a duplex, and my parents, my three siblings, and I lived next door. I was always 74 Cherry street, which made for much mockery through school. I visited at my grandmother's a lot. Both sides of the house had attics. Real attics where you could stand up, and two big rooms.

I would go up into grandma's attic and type stories on her old typewriter. I'd be all excited, and bring them down to my grandmother and aunts and mother to read, and they all thought they were very good. They always encouraged me to keep writing, and never discouraged me. They always took the time to read them.

I think that's when the door opened, and my future came in. I knew I was going to have to go to high school, someday get married and have kids, take care of them and a home, but there would come a day where I could concentrate on my writing. I was right, it took me forty years to reach this point. The point where the door to my future may be happening.

I love to write stories, period. I love to put words together in different ways. I just took two writing courses. Now, I would like to put my focus on perfecting my writing. I can write about anything I can think of. If you know enough words, you could write a whole story about a bird, or an ant, or a chipmunk.

My goal is to write a book, and I may start working on that soon. I know that's always been a dream of mine. So I guess Deepak Chopra is right, "There Is Always One Moment In Childhood When The Door Opens And Lets The Future In."

Susan Thom is the mother of three children, two sons, 20 and 23, and a daughter 25. Her older son is in the air force in Germany right now, and her daughter is in the army in Tacoma, Washington.

Writing calms her, and gives her a place to go by herself! Clears the head and gets it out. She lives in a rural area, with a lake and mountains, and her partner, and has loved writing since she was a child.

She has been on a journey of self discovery for twenty years, and has learned many things about the human mind, and how to maintain some semblance of calm and peace within.

If someone reads one of her stories, and relates to her feelings, and gets a suggestion on how she dealt with them in a positive way, that would be the ultimate gift of her writing.

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» left by Patricia
from Pretoria 1 year 11 days ago.
Yes thank u 4 a wonderful article it ws very hlpful 2 me
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» left by Susan Thom 1 year 10 days ago.
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hello patricia,

thank you for reading and commenting.

i am very happy this article helped you in some way..that's what it's all about.

my best to you,

sue
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