Point of View

I'm learning that a character's point of view is all about perception. The fictional character is limited in the way that real people are limited regarding perceptions of reality. As a writer, I am like God, where I know what is going to happen to the character in the story. The trick is, though, to perceive reality from inside that character's mind, looking at the world with all the limitations that character possesses. It's a good thing to learn, and one lesson that I finally got inside my dense skull.

The Constant Thing About Life

Just thinking how nothing ever remains the same. The only constant thing about living is that everything changes. If what is here now might be gone tomorrow, then desire to keep everything exactly the same is futile. It just isn't going to work. You can't just assume it's always going to be there. People grow, animals die, the day turns to night, all is in flux. Even letters carved in stone will eventually fade by time, wind and water. If I can't keep it, why am I so attached? And if I want to stay attached, that means I have to adapt, to work on my relationships, to keep my body and mind healthy. I can't assume they will just be while I sit on my ass.

My dog was NEVER going to be allowed on the giant beanie bag chair...

Now it's her day bed.