Lately a lot of people have been asking what I’m up to, and why they haven’t heard from me for a while, and why I haven’t blogged in a long time, and what I’m working on next. Excellent questions, friends. There's one answer to all four questions. My next project is one I'm very excited about. It’s helping Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez write their father-son memoir about family, fatherhood, and faith, set against the backdrops of Hollywood and northern Spain. At the moment it's titled Along the Way. You can read a brief article about the book here.
Most of you probably know Martin Sheen from Apocalypse Now and The West Wing (among other films) and Emilio Estevez from The Breakfast Club and The Mighty Ducks trilogy(among other films, including Bobby, which he wrote and directed). They’ve recently made a new film together called The Way which was filmed along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain.
As soon as you have a chance to see this movie, run—do not walk!—to the theater. It’s the story of a father who scatters his estranged son’s ashes along the Camino after his son dies on his first day trekking. If that sounds like a downer it’s really not, because it’s also about the odd assortment of people he befriends how he walks and how they change his life. The story is absolutely inspiring and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. You’ll want to book a ticket to northern Spain and hit the path by the time it’s done.
And that’s all I’m saying until the book comes out.
Father’s Day 2012. Or sooner. I’m planning to write like the wind.
Happy February to all,
Hope
9 comments:
Can't wait to read it!
Intention stick? Did you just invent that? Did it turn blue or pink or whatever color it's supposed to turn? Whatever. I like the story. We have to grab synchronicity and run like the wind--in addition to write.
Intention stick: I just made it up. It seemed more mature than a magic wand. And I kind of like the image of holding out some kind of rod to attract whatever's out there. Sort of the magical equivalent of licking your finger and holding it up to see which way the wind blows, no?
Hope, good luck on your new adventure!! Can't wait to read it!
No such thing as a coincidence! This is very very cool and very very auspicious, and you are very very perfect for it!
Hope...so glad you're blogging and writing again. I'll look forward to reading the book. Hug the girls for me.
I'm looking forward to it! I love it when we ask the Universe what we ought to do next and the answer presents itself to us. Sounds to me like you're on the right path.
I'm so excited for you and for them for getting to work with you. And I can't wait to read the book. Now I must get that movie in my queue.
Oh, and I love the blog revamp. It's perfect!
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