WALKING WISDOM WITH YOU
One of the best parts of writing my latest book
Walking Wisdom
was reflecting on someof my fondest memories with my dogs, my infant son, and my father. Early on, to trigger some of my own recollections, I started seeking stories and anecdotes from people online.Almost from the moment I tweeted the solicit, I was getting bombarded with responses. Itwas fantastic and exciting. People had stories, both triumphant and tragic, and pictures,goofy and cuddly that they wanted to share.But there was a problem. I hadn’t quite thought through my plan. When people askedwhere they could send their stories, pictures, poems, and press clippings (yes – thereseemed to be a lot of local news stories about heroic dogs!), I didn’t have an answer. Ihad nowhere to direct them.Soon schedules and due dates, re-drafts and pub plans totally consumed me and I losttrack of that idea to get
your
stories because I was trying to make sense of my own. Thatis, until now. And this time, there’s an actual plan in place and a platform to welcomeyou to.When people ask me, I tell them that my book is about the beings most important in our lives and the most precious, poignant, insightful, and irreverent lessons they teach us. Ihope you’ll read it, but more importantly I hope you’ll share some of your own storiesand insights, anecdotes and enlightenments so we all can learn from and laugh with oneanother. That’s where
real
wisdom resides.So, without further adieu…bring it on!Gotham Chopra