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As I have been working on the book I have begun to hate the word “Community” Sort of like when you say the same thing over and over it begins to sound less and less like a word and more like a bunch of weird sounds mashed together….”Rural” is another one that sounds funny to me. “Community” has to many meanings and not enough meat on any of them. I want another word to use something more “connecting people” related but less political sounding than “grass roots” or “camaraderie”…Despite this and other sticky particulars in the process so far I am really enjoying this. I am learning more about myself and my work ethic (or lack thereof) than any other project I have attempted. I think it’s because the process has such a defined start and end that it stands out from the other things I have done in my life as something that I really want to go all the way on.

Early on in our wonderful marriage Jessie and I started a coffee shop in Midtown (Izzador’s Coffee and Tea). The process was similar in that it had a long lead up time and lots of planning and hard work went into getting things just right. But once opened there was no putting it past you, we were now both married to each other and the coffee shop. I often worked from 5 am to very late in the evening. The book seems to be different because once its done its done. Yeah there is promoting it and getting it out there more but you have a finished product in your hand to show for all the hard work. Plus I get to do another project with my wife which is the best part of all this.

But I don’t want to romanticize the process so early on, I am fully aware that this like many other things I have taken on in my life (I sort of gravitate to the hard stuff) will take everything in me to make it happen. And that is OK with me. Because what good would life be without the challenges that help you grow..

I do think it would be nice to talk with someone out there who has done this before…Anyone write a book that wants to tell me about their experience? Email me. I would love to hear what you have been through.

Levi