Living with addiction by Camelia
Miron Skiba
Existential questions have always been on my
mind: why am I here? What’s the purpose of life, my life? What am I supposed to
do?
Most of these questions remain so far
unanswered while I grow … wiser one day at the time. But I do try to live my
life in a way that it has purpose. I
take each day as a brand new chance at something to create, something to leave
behind so when I’m long gone people will remember me.
Several years ago, while on yet another
quest to figure out who I was, I began writing.
Doubting every word I wrote and myself a story took form. The more I
wrote the more this well of creative juices rose inside me and before I knew
what’s happening, I became addicted. My debut novel titled Hidden
Heart was published in March of 2011. Since then three other novels spread
their wings for the world to read them: A
World Apart, Born
In Vengeance and Born
In Sin. Me
Tarzan—You Jane is my latest novel out on December, 6th 2014. Several other
stories are in process of being developed / edited / finished.
From an early age we learn that addictions
are bad: drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling—you name it. I’ve long acknowledged
that writing is my addiction. But I’ll be damn if I ever try to rid myself of
it. No rehabs, no treatments, no therapists or counselors would ever convince
me this addiction is bad. You know why? Because unlike all other addictions
writing nourishes my heart and soul. Writing gives me purpose, part of me as my
very heart.
CAMELIA MIRON SKIBA
Who
I was yesterday … I’m no longer today, nor will I be tomorrow. Each day I grow
a little. I stumble, get up, and learn something. I wish and dream and want and
look to the future.
Who
I am is not important, but what I leave behind is.
Copyright © 2013 CAMELIA MIRON SKIBA
