Annie, thank you for the topic and for sharing your poem. It inspired me to write this morning since I felt terrible today but still am able to type (I can close my eyes and relax while typing).

I have also trained both sides of my brain. I have a degree in Chemical and Fuels Engineering and worked as an engineer for 10 years and loved it. I also have been writing a sort of dream journal for many years since I have many vivid and interesting dreams. I had a dream of being a writer when I was a kid but realized that it was unlikely to pay the bills so I picked a career that could have some positive impact on the enviroment (I love nature!) and at the time there weren't any "green" jobs or fields of study available so I picked the closest thing I could think of that was challenging.

I have a goal of turning many of my dreams into a fiction book but I really did't know where to start (I have some general ideas on how to tie the dreams together but that is all)...but I did start this morning and the result is interesting. I am not sure that it is a book to sell but I am enjoying it at least. It is fun to merge my dreams into a story - so some of it is real and some of it is not. My story will have very little to do with MG and nothing to do with anyone here...it does include the emotional part of MG. I don't know where my story is going really, it is mostly unfolding on its own out of my unconscious mind and finally it is starting out on paper. I have decided that everytime I feel yucky and need a break that I will type if I have energy to type.

I write poetry - I don't know if any of it is good but it sure feels good to write it (it is also mostly based on my dreams). I also take close up pictures of flowers and occasionally I draw in black ink my impressions of the natural world. I made a small book with some of these creations using the program Blurb online which was very fun. So I have a book that I created! It is called "Earth Flower Song". I decided to share it with others even though I am so critical of it myself-maybe someone will like it(did I share it with you guys? I don't remember). I have another similar project in my mind that wants to realize itself but this one requires some serious hiking(serious for MG that is) to see some rare flowers, I am not quite up to it yet.

I used to volunteer and get an oppurtunity to share my knowledge of plants and learn too(another hobby) but I am out of the extra energy needed to volunteer (stupid MG!!!).

I will join you guys and share a few poems...but that is for another post, this one is too long. Obviously I am spending more time than usual in front of the computer.