Prologue

I read somewhere once, that the book you write is the book that you need in your life right now. I have decided that now is the time to do so as I start this journey down the rabbit hole.

“I almost wish I hadn’t gone down that rabbit-hole - - and yet - - and yet - - it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life! I do wonder what can have happened to me! When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!” ~Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Based on how many books are out there, I am guessing that a lot of people have it on their bucket list to write a book - I am one of those people.  I have started more than one book but never have made it very far.  I have tried both fiction and non-fiction, get overwhelmed and can’t quite figure out a direction and quit.

This is yet another attempt at a book, but I feel I am in a place in my life where I need it. I am doing this for me and who knows if anyone will ever read it.

This started this off as a 100% fiction book but soon the main character was a mirror of me. I wanted to take her on a hero’s journey of self-discovery but I just couldn’t quite figure out how to get her there. I finally deiced that I would have her decided to write a book and to have a more realist plot that she would romanticize her life.

I have decided at this phase I should just make it more of a non-fiction book written like a fictional book of my own journey.  I will do all the activities I had planned on making the protagonist do and document it all.  This will also make it all a lot easier to refer to my past and the growth I have gone through the last 10 years.  A “Eat, Pray, Love” of sorts – but I have actually been calling it Mission: Happy & Healthy the last couple of year so that is what I titled this blog.

This story will start on Halloween, so I can take advantage of the holidays, which tend to be a “magical” time of year for the first draft. In order to get some direction, I asked Microsoft Copilot for an outline of a book of single female in her 40s who goes on a journey to discover her purpose and find happiness. Unlike in fiction books where the author can decide the ending, I don’t know how this will end yet or how my life will change.  That is all part of the fun and can’t be written by AI.

All the stories and experiences are from my perspective and how it made me feel. I can’t not read others minds, know their intentions, or understand what has influenced their actions and behaviors. There are multiple viewpoints and somewhere in the middle is the truth. We all struggle with the stories in our heads.