"Signs"

Running up Hoosick Street I found a yellow plastic heart tied to the end of a long yellow ribbon, perhaps once attached to a bouquet of balloons or flowers, now a gift for me.  I picked it up and carried it home.  Next Monday I begin writing a new novel, a spin off of the 6 Willa books set on Cape Cod, MA, about a teenage girl who wants to be a writer one day.  I am moving Willa in a new direction, starting with moving her here to my hometown of Troy, NY.   Perhaps the yellow heart is telling me that if I keep my eyes open, keep my heart open, as I run each day, there will be a new sign for me.... something that will move the work forward.  Thinking about running as a treasure hunt for "signs" takes a bit of the edge off the pain and sweat.  Smile.  Heart spark, pass it on.