My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer.
Although most of the time I feel more like: “My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer?” Or, if I’m really being honest, the sentence would read: “My name is Rena Willis and… (ugh, if I really wanted to be a writer, I would make it a priority. I would write every day. I would have journals full of ideas. I would have stories. I would have something to say. I would… stop this self-doubt and destructive internal monologue and just write.)” – I tend to rant.
My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer.
Perhaps if I say it enough times, like the affirmation at the beginning of a 12-step program, I will begin to believe it. I will affirm who and what I am – not to the world, but to myself.
My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer.
Of course, I am a lot of other things. I am the General Director for an International School (Prek-12th Grade) in Guanacaste Costa Rica. I am a mother (I have two beautiful teenage children). I am a wife (my husband and I have been together for 29 years). I am a student and a teacher. I am a Southern California girl by birth and a global citizen at heart. And, I am here, in The Story Foundry, a member of this wonderful group of writers who I can’t wait to take this journey with.
My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer.
My desk pushes against a window that frames a placid pond, an abundance of trees, lazy Iguanas, and children’s laughter. It’s easy to get distracted and I often find myself just watching – the breeze dance with the trees, the water ripple, the Iguanas posture, and the children play. On my left is a lukewarm cup of tea and a dusty journal buried somewhere amid the clutter (one of these days I will organize, just… not today.)
My name is Rena Willis and I’m a writer.
I may have to dig through my things to find a pen or paper. My journal may be buried, and my tea may be cold. But my Kindle is always near…never dusty, always charged, my constant companion. I love to read. I read indiscriminately.
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