​I’m not a music person. Well, not any more.

As a younger person, I had music playing within my hearing almost all the time – in my car, my bedroom, my living room stereo. Over the years my preferences changed but the music stayed on.
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In recent years, it’s the lyrics more than the music that move me. 

In church one Sunday, a particular section of a song stood out to me. It said

When Rod died, my world was turned upside down; I experienced a total upheaval of what normal means. Since that day, I've been figuring out a new normal (all the while hating that I have to ... and why); it has been a very introspective time. ​It’s kind of like when you’re sick, and the only thing you can focus on is not being sick and what needs to happen to bring that about. 

​I’ve been hearing this question recently, particularly since I’ve become an active participant in the writer community. It’s usually phrased a little more specifically – what writers inspire you. This is a hard one for me to answer because I’m not really a reader, never have been unless it was required of me by someone else.