If I were pure spirit.

I'm programmed. To live at a slow, leisurely pace. Have been. Ever since retiring. In 1998. Before that, I was fast-paced. Writing. By deadline. If I were young again. And had the opportunity to start life all over. I'd write. But not for an employer.  Not for newspapers. But solely for my personal satisfaction. And delight. With no set rules. Wouldn't matter if I never got published. Oh, I'd still be read. By a few.  Kindred souls/spirits. That's all I want from life. A connection or two. To probe the depths of my own being.  I could live alone. In a desert. And find peace and tranquility. Especially if I were pure spirit. Come to think of it. I have already started life all over --Jim Broede