Working Title

I don’t know what the title for this blog post shall be. However you probably aren’t concerned with that as the title is the first thing that you saw when you arrived here. I don’t know who you are, though I have a guess one may be my friend whose voice rings in my mind even now.

You see, I’m sitting here tapping away on these keys becuase I know her words-”You should be writing”-ring with truth. I know I am supposed to be capturing the thoughts in my head and heart. So today I’m being intentional and carving out this time to record some electronically.

Thus far these two paragraphs have been a stall in the hopes that some brillant words would begin to populate the seemingly empty garden plot which is my brain.  I know I have tons of ideas planted in the fertile soil and goodness knows I have given them plenty of time to take root. Therefore I am waiting for the vividly bright tulip phrases or the delightfully absurd carrot top quips to poke through the topsoil and declare that they are here.

And you know what arrives first? A single shoot of green, and a shoot that I really have no idea what it is. Was that planted in the carrot row or the tulip row? Or maybe it is a radish? At this juncture and with my limited understanding of my veggies and flowers, the idea beginning to grow may not come to any clear identity for a few more days…at least.

Long story short, this blog entry’s title did not come to mind until the very end. Since a title is supposed to capture the essence of the piece or highlight something within it, a title cannot always be determined from the start of the writitng proces. In fact, the story may take such drastic turns before reaching the conclusion, it may be like trying to identify the veggie or flower planted the first moment a hint of green peeks into the sunlight.

So it is with life.  Many of the seasons cannot be comprehended or successfully titled until hindsight can be applied. This is why working titles are used until the story is complete, until the veggie can be clearly identified. Since I don’t know the direction the current plantings of this season, maybe I’ll use one of these working titles:

Just Keep Swimming

You’re Never Gonna Believe It

Another Puzzle Piece

Diving In

What would be a working title for your current patch of land?

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