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You're up before dawn on a Saturday when the doorbell rings. You haven't brewed your coffee so you wonder if you imagined the sound. Plonking the half-filled carafe in the sink, you go to the front door and cautiously swing it open. No one there. As you cast your eyes to the ground, you see a parcel addressed to you ... from you.
You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox -- sent from ten years in the future -- and it's filled with items you have sent yourself.
Here's what happens on that Saturday morning:
I open the shoebox. I see a post-it note with a smiley face on it. Obviously, in the future I’m still a fan of notes to myself. It’s adhered to to some strange item that’s flat glass with a silver backing. It looks like a mirror, yet it’s lighter than one. In my gut I know it’s some type of gadget. I inspect the front and back until I find a lone button on the side. After I turn it on, it lights up, with a golden screen that transitions to something else.
It’s an ereader from the future. On the surface I see a list of all my novels that will be published…some of them I recognize as current drafts or ideas floating in my head, while others look new to me, and of course there’s BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. The variety of colorful covers and fonts gives me goose bumps. All that writing—the blood, sweat, and tears of the journey—has paid off and I’m a multi-published author. I tap on the screen to open the first book. Ahh…how do I work this thing?
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All you have to do to be a part of this happy hop is sign up on the Linky List, and on March 1st, post your list of joy - with a minimum of five things that put a spring back in your step!
Here's my list:
Books – You know I love them.
Writing – It’s what I do.
Water – I gravitate to oceans, lakes, and rivers wherever I am. They inspire me. I like to walk alongside them and think.
Full Moons – No, I’m not a werewolf, but I think they’re beautiful.
Animals – What’s not to love about fur babies? I need to have animals in my life.
What makes you joyful?
57 comments:
Awesome dream for the future. But of course it doesn't have to be just a dream, it can become a reality. :)
I gravitate to water too. It's ended up being a center point in all my novels.
Oooo I want to see this new e-reader! Books and water are some of my faves too but not together unless there is a beach separating us.
Back to the Future was just on the other night. :)
How do I work this thing? - Funny!! Yeah, somehow a bunch of my books showed up in my box today. And I wasn't even going to write anymore.
I love your version of the future - here's hoping it all comes true!
Just dropping by from the Blog Hop of Joy. I agree with you about the fur babies. Watching them explore and learn makes any bad day good. :3
Hi Medeia,
If you use visualization, you will realize that picture.
Maria
I sincerely hope your vision for ten years from now comes to pass. It could happen! (A teensy bit of work involved...)
Funny, but all of the things you posted on your joy list also trigger joy for me. But I'd have to add one more thing to the top of my list: spending time and playing with my grandchildren.
We share a lot of the same joys. Books and writing, given.
The moon fascinates me. When the kids or I spot it on a particularly beautiful night one of us we always shout, (in Italian) la bella luna!
Hehehe your Back From the Future entry had me giggling at the end. You and I posted along similar lines.
And I also adore the moon. :-)
Hehehe your Back From the Future entry had me giggling at the end. You and I posted along similar lines.
And I also adore the moon. :-)
I love the full moons too. On a cold wintry, still night!
Have to agree with all of the above- I especially love full moons and water!
In your case, I don't doubt all those books will become a reality.
I love water as well, although it is dangerous for a fire dragon. :)
Moon is so pretty and I always love what it does against the water. Great Joy list! Thank you for sharing!
Totally feasible. The digital readers coming up on the horizon have incredible features. Ten years from now I can't imagine what they'll offer. And we already know you'll be a multi-published author.
As for joys, your list is perfection. I could have written it myself. :)
~VR Barkowski
A full moon is a really beautiful thing - especially when it's bright enough to light the path you're walking on.
The last sentence of your BFTF entry was too cute, M. :)
Aw, your joyful list is very sweet - as is your HUGE list of published books. :) How DO you work that thing?
Love the future e-reader with your books and water . . .who doesn't get joyful around water! Wonderful post!
Nice list! I too am someone who gravitates towards water!
Thanks for joining in with the hop!
HaHa! A futuristic ereader with your books on it. That's a brilliant idea, Medeia. I love it! How many books? Ten, one for each year?
Wonderful things to make you joyful. And i like the sound of that ereader. Congrats on all of your published titles! I look forward to reading them.
Medeia,
Rivers inspire me too. I just blogged about the conditions of my home county rivers in Abbeville, SC. http://marykatbpcsc45.blogspot.com/2013/02/disappearing-rivers.html
I lovr my fur babies too.
Thanks for spreading the joy today.
Mary Hill
http://www.blogher.com/do-you-think-its-better-play-it-safe-or-take-risks
that's definitely going to happen. all those books are going to be published all too soon! i want an ereader like that :)
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com
Hah! That ending cracked me up, Medeia!
Full moons ARE beautiful!
I totally agree with every item on your joy list. I always think I'm a little strange because I totally love full moons!
Love the e-reader too, made me smile just to read it. :)
Hmmm, yes a list of books produced in the future would make a writer happy in the present.
Have a great weekend!
I'm with you on all counts! Especially the fur babies. They make my life complete.
Full moons are so beautiful.
What a wonderful gift to send to yourself - hope to keep you going, but no instructions for working it so you can't cheat. :)
Being near the water always inspires my writing and creativity too - even a shower works if I can't find a beautiful body of water.
I love your futuristic golden screen e-reader!
Nothing beats books... especially the smell of new books.
Great list of joyfulness Medeia!
I love your view of the future. Especially that some of the books you will have published in ten years are already ideas floating in your head. What a lovely thought. I believe you will accomplish that goal, Medeia!
You didn't send yourself operating instructions?? :)
I have to agree about the "fur babies" - what's not to love?
I'd never read something I published in the future because that might change the present, and then it would never happen. It'd be awesome to know that I would publish though. :-)
This looks like a fun hop, but today is March 1. Would I be too late to write something and post it tomorrow? I'd like to try this and link up, even though it's after the fact.
Your future dream looks a lot like mine, except I don't have that first novel published. May all your dreams come true.
I love everything except the full moons. I don't dislike them, either. I'm just indifferent.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com
My family, my faith, books, and writing -- that's four. Hmm. A fifth one might be HOME. In so many of my stories, a house is central.
Awesome dream Medeia. Looks like a fun bloghop.
Ha, changing technology always frustrates me. I swear the changes are just to make us crazy, relearn something familiar. I live around water and mountains, green is one of my favorite colors.
....dhole
I want JARVIS the computer from IRON MAN and ear and eye hook-up's to go along with "him." Oh, and tonight's winning lotto numbers wouldn't hurt either!
Write a note for your future self to include simple instructions for that e-reader! :-)
I bet your dream will become a reality!
Excellent list! There is something magical about water...and you're right, fur babies are wonderful.
I love your e-reader. I'd love one like that in a capsule from the future too, along with a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Ooh, cool! I want one of those glass thingies :)
Your joyful things bring me joy, too.
That is too funny...how do work this thing??? :D love water too...maybe why I still live on this island.
woohoo that's a lovely message from the future
Thanks for taking part in the hop; great list. I love being near water too, it calms and relaxes me. And I agree, full moons are beautiful.
Nice message from the future! :)
I'm with you on all the joys. But I'm going to add chocolate mint anything or dark chocolate.
I'm all for seeing my books on an eReader one day, too. And that surprise would be all I need to keep going. :)
An e-reader full of your books is wonderful.
Fantastic lists! Great inspiration from the future and the present. I like water too. I'm more of a burbling creek or lake person than an ocean girl though.
Thanks so much for stopping by, everyone. It was great reading everyone's responses to the blogfest prompts. Have a great week.
Wow! This looks like so much fun. It's interesting what is becoming reality latley.
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