It’s Never Too Late
By Laverty Sparks
At this juncture of my life, I have acquired a major checklist.
Workforce career completed…CHECK. Marriage for third time, and right time…CHECK. Healing from family lost: both loving parents, and now a sister/best friend…CHECK. Learn to live without children or grandchildren…CHECK.
OK, I could add to this list, but I’m digressing away from this writing article.
Because my history started long ago, most of it included snippets of creations. Central to my desire to become a writer, I was influenced by a grade school teacher who believed in me. From that time on, I composed poems, short stories, and song lyrics in my younger years, and advanced to novels as an older seasoned woman. But as we all know, life can get in the way. And, it sure did. Sigh….
However, I took the reins and made the ultimate decision to make writing a full-time job, having retired from those previous jobs. It had been my dream forever. Did I reinvent myself? I don’t think so, as writing had always been factored in my life.
These days, I’m privileged (and blessed) to have the chance, and time, to follow the path/passion I’ve always longed for. My projects fulfill me like no other urge.
It doesn’t hurt that I also have the financial means and supportive resources at my disposal. Yay for me!
Now, granted, all the social media, technology, and resources and advice have been quite the challenge in this endeavor, but confront it I will. Sometimes, there are not enough hours in the day to tackle it all.
But my mantra remains: You’re never too old, or young, to learn new things. I’m still formulating my own future (4th career?) so that I can add to that checklist mentioned above.
I’m not sittin’ on top of the world, just rollin’ along. At this point, I don’t need anyone’s approval, but praise would indeed be nice, and welcomed.
But back to that list…
Daily self-care…CHECK! I maintain a healthy eating regimen and make time for working out 5 out of 7 days a week. It’s so important to me. Self-worth with love…CHECK! Meditation is crucial for my mental well-being and connecting with loved ones even more valuable.
And last but not least: Plenty of faith…CHECK!
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Laverty Sparks is author of RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACKS, THE MINK WRAP IN THE ATTIC, MRS. FINDLEY’S BUTTON BOX – BOOK ONE OF THE PRIVATE KEEPSAKES SERIES, and upcoming PROMISES ON THE SHORE, all women’s fiction. She’s also published an historical fiction, and two nostalgic short-story collections. In addition, she has been featured in online journals with her short stories and poems. Her legal name is Laurel Sparks-Sellers – her pen name is a combination of her parents’ maiden names.
Away from the keyboard she is a wife, literary volunteer, traveler, photographer, casino gambler, and decorator.
Her motto: “When all the words have slipped away, nothing will remain.”
Website: https://lavertysparkswriting.com
Twitter: https://x.com/lavertysparks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laverty.sparksauthor.7
MRS. FINDLEY’S BUTTON BOX
After beloved matriarch Lulu Findley passes away unexpectedly, Aura Hazelton – her single and independent granddaughter – reunites with her cousin Villie Quade and the rest of the family at the Findley homestead.
Tucked inside Lulu’s treasured button box, Aura and Villie discover a decades-old newspaper clipping and an unmarked bank key. It’s almost as if they were left there for the cousins to find.
Soon, Aura and her relatives grapple with many unanswered questions, and one secret will unearth a bombshell that changes everything the family believed about the woman they had once adored.
A nostalgia-tinged story, MRS. FINDLEY’S BUTTON BOX is the first book in the Private Keepsakes series by Laverty Sparks.
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