Jamieson Wolf
Number-one bestselling author
Dear 2015
Dear 2015…
You rock! You were absolutely fantastic!
My New Years Resolution for 2015 was to live more and I certainly did that! What a year it was. It’s amazing to come to the end of another year and I can’t believe it’s over! Throughout the year I was blessed many times over and learned what I really could do and what I was capable of.
It was a year of change, of joy and pleasure. There were stumbles along the way, but mostly it was a year of growth and prosperity.
Let’s take a look back, shall we?
January
In January, my second book of poems was released! Talking with the Earth was far different from Talking to the Sky. In the first book, I was trying to deal with the Multiple Sclerosis and what my life meant now. In Talking with the Earth the themes were different. They dealt with acceptance and, thanks to Michael, with love-for him and for myself. I couldn’t be happier with how the collection turned out!
It also showed me how much love changes a person. Talking to the Sky was a little over 200 pages. Talking with the Earth was a little over 400 pages. Proof that love can move mountains.
February
In February, Michael and I made the decision to move in together and I gave my notice at the end of the month. While this might not seem like a big deal to some, to me it was the start of a whole new chapter in our relationship. The idea that we would build a home together was both wonderful and terrifying at the same time.
March
In March, Michael and I signed the lease for our new home. Even better? I had a follow up appointment with my neurologist and received the most amazing news: after almost two years of battling the MS, I had no new lesions! If that’s not a cause to celebrate, I don’t know what is! I was thrilled that all the work I had been doing to better myself (diet, exercise, Reiki and meditation) had paid off. Thus far, it’s the best appointment I’ve had!
April
April was a big month for me.
I walked the 5KM MS Walk! It was something I didn’t think I’d be able to do. I had walked the 3KM last year and that took a lot out of me. However, in April of last year, after the MS Walk, I decided to take on an exercise regime. The results paid off!
We walked 5KM in an hour and a half! Pretty darn awesome seeing as it took us an hour to walk 3KM the year before. Not only that, but as a team we raised $660 towards MS research and the hope to find a cure. It was awesome!
The day before the MS Walk, Michael and I finally moved in together! It took us the better part of the day, but it was all worth it to be able to wake up next to each other every morning. It was a dream come true to live and be with a man who loved me unconditionally. I felt like I was living the dream. Indeed, I still do.
Michael and I also celebrated our one year anniversary in April. It’s funny, it’s like I’ve known him forever, can’t imagine my life without him and our time together is timeless.
May
In may, I finished the first draft of Boy Friends, a novel I had worked on for over two years.
At first, I thought it would be a novella, but the story kept growing bigger and the characters kept growing more real to me. I thought it would be a little 10, 000 word story, but it ended up being over 61, 000 words.
It was a relief to have finished it but also a joy as, up until that point, I hadn’t ever written anything that long!
I also wrote a blog post on my blog and it went viral. Hundreds of thousands of people read it and I was even on the news because of it! Nothing I’ve written before or since was read by so many. It was even read on the radio, on riddit and all over social media.
I was very proud to have spoken out for someone who couldn’t speak for himself.
Check that out here: https://jamiesonwolfauthor.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/a-letter-to-oc-transpo/?fb_action_ids=10155516299850702&fb_action_types=news.publishes&fb_ref=pub-standard
June
I entered my novella in the Dear 2114 contest.
It didn’t win but the joy was in the writing of it for me. It’s actually one of my strongest pieces and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. It started with an idea: “What if we could create art that actually spoke to us?” The story flowed from there.
You can read it free here: https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/41681164-what-the-moon-had-to-say-futurelibrary
I also got to meet one of my favourite medium/physics, Colette Baron Reid. She’s a glowing light of a spirit and I went to her show where she helped people speak to their departed loved ones.
It was an honour and a thrill to meet her and get my book signed. Such a fantastically moving experience.
Colette said I had really great energy and coming from her, that’s just awesome!
July
This month was spent writing and reveling in the gloriousness that is summer.
August
Michael took me to Niagara Falls for my birthday this year!
I’ve never been but it was so magical to see the Falls. They were so powerful and moving. I’ve never actually been, so it was a first for me. They were so moving and majestic, I can understand the draw they have.
What moved me most was that I was in one of the most romantic places in the world with the man I loved. When we walked along the falls, I noticed these locks all over the fence and asked Michael what they were for.
People who were married there placed a lock with their initials on the fence signifying a bond that would never break.
We went to a restaurant where the waiters sung happy birthday to us and there were fireworks at night over the falls. There were rainbows every day and it was as if the sky was telling us how happy it was for us.
So magical and I can’t wait to go back and place my own lock on the fence.
September
In September, I achieved another milestone of sorts. I reached the two year mark for my Copaxone medication.
Taking a daily injection might not seem like a cause for celebration, but it was for me. It marked another step on the path that I’m on towards good health and a healthier me. At first, taking Copaxone every day was a hindrance but now I know that it’s part of what is keeping me whole.
I also had the honour of having one of my poems chosen for Linguistic Duality Day at work. It was a bit nerve wracking knowing that everyone at work would be reading one of my poems, but it was very well received and everyone loved it. All that worry for nothing!
I also re-published my small book of fairy tales, When Love Blooms. I had thought that the collection was finished but I had written three new stories and it felt right to put the collection out again with the stories included.
So I did another edit and re-released the book. This collection of stories has to do with all types of love: gay, straight, interracial, love that has left, new love. It’s a collection that speaks to the heart, which seems appropriate, and I love how it grew from one story to a collection of them, all within the town of Inglewood Hamlet.
October 
October was reveling in the beauty of fall and watching the season change. I also realized my dream and finally became a Hogwarts student! Hey, it was bound to happen sometime.
It was just great to dress up and enjoy being a kid again!
November
In November, Michael and I went to Cuba!
We stayed for a week and it was amazing. Where Orlando and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter made my heart happy, Cuba made my soul happy.
It also put a lot of things into perspective for me. It showed me what really mattered, what was really important.
It was an incredible, wonderful vacation and I can’t wait to go back.
December 
This month, I put out my Holiday novella and couldn’t have been happier
with how it turned out! It started with the idea of “What is a young boy doesn’t believe in magic?”. I just took the idea and ran with it.
It turned out better than I could have hoped and I’m so thrilled with it. Eventually it will be available on Amazon, but you can download The Magic of Stars for free from my web site: http://www.jamiesonwolf.com
As we draw to the end of 2015, all I have to say is thank you. Thank you 2015 for being so incredibly and totally awesome.
Let’s do it again for 2016, shall we?
The Princess of Disks – A Poem
This is my last offering for Pay It Forward 2015! It’s a poem I’ve written for the lovely Erin Dowe, who is awesome and fabulous.
The Princess of Disks
When I first
met her, I
thought she was
a wood nymph.
She stood with
the sun at
her back so
that she glowed
a brilliant golden
colour. When she
spoke, it was
softly and with
a mischievous smile.
“I hear you like Bjork.”
She stepped forward
out of the
sunlight and, for
a moment, I
thought she held
a staff and
shield, that the
light from the
sun was actually
coming from her.
Then I blinked
my eyes and
the image was
gone. Throughout the
years though, that
image has returned,
time and time
again. She is
the epitome of
generosity and kindness,
always giving to
those that need
it. She is
considerate and kind,
oftentimes giving more
than she has.
More than that,
I have watched
as she creates
possibilities for herself,
as she ends
one cycle and
begins another one
anew. She directs
her power where
she needs to,
whether it be
to help others
or to lend
a hand whenever
one is needed.
Now, when I
think of her,
I see the
sun again, shining
so brightly and
brilliantly, that you
can’t help be
awed by it
and by her.
Yuletide Star – A Poem
When I think
back on Yuletide
from my past,
I remember this
light that sat
above the tree
in the shape
of a star.
However, when I
took the star
down to grab
hold of that
light, it would
elude me, still
dancing away from
my grasp. I
would see it
as I walked
out in the
snow, dancing in
front of me,
as if leading
me towards something.
I would see
that light throughout
my life, always
dancing away from
me, as if
if wasn’t time
yet for me
to be graced
by its presence.
When I first
met you, the
first thing I
noticed was the
light that surrounded
you, the brightness
of your spirit,
and the glow
of your kindness
that emanated from
you, pulsing brightly
to the sound
of your voice.
I’ve realized that
the light I
followed all throughout
my life was
leading me to you.
It occurred
to me that
the light I
kept chasing after
as a child
and through out
my adult years
was the light
that came from
you, for you
are that light,
that brightness and
this Yuletide, I
am thankful for
you.
A Symphony of Us – A Poem
When I talk about you,
My thoughts are stars,
filled with wishes.
They rise up to the sky
so that everyone can
see how beautiful you are.
When I think about you,
my words are lights,
keeping away the darkness
of thoughts and acting
like lighthouses for
brighter shores.
When I write about you,
my words are like birds
as they fly across the page,
filling it with such emotion
that my words come to life.
When I look at you,
my heart sings a song
that only you can hear,
the notes appearing
in the air between us,
the tempo rising
as you hold me close.
The notes create a symphony,
each note played along my body,
until my entire world is filled
with the song of you,
filling the infinite
and beyond.
The Magic of Stars – Free Holiday Novella!
Happy Holidays!
This is my favourite time of year! People come together, spread kindness through the world and there’s something about it that’s just a little bit magical.
Speaking of magic, I have a gift for all of you. It’s my annual Holiday novella and you can download it for free. A small gift from me to you.
This year’s novella is called The Magic of Stars. Here’s a bit about the novella:
Oscar doesn’t believe in magic.
Though he lives in Inglewood Hamlet where magic is an everyday occurrence and his grandmother is the village miracle woman. Oscar still doesn’t believe in magic. Scientific facts are things that are proven, whereas magic has no quantifiable proof.
His whole world changes when one night, at his grandmothers urging, he wishes upon a falling star. “I wish I believed in magic…”
The next day, he meets a girl in the village named Laura. She seems unlike anyone he has ever met before. Even the snow seems to sparkle more around her. Though they have never met before, she seems to know him.
Little does Oscar know that Laura will change his life forever. Sometimes wishes do come true. It is Yuletide after all…
You can download the novella from my web site here:
or here: http://jamiesonwolf.yolasite.com/
It’s available for you to read in PDF, ePub or Mobi formats which you can read on your computer or download to your favourite reading device.
I hope you enjoy it and that it helps to make your Holiday all the more magical.
If you enjoy it, feel free to let me know!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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Jamieson Wolf has written a compelling story about navigating multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. His story will touch your heart, make you cry, then laugh, and inspire you. A touching memoir with a bit of magic…and tarot! ~ Theresa Reed, author of The Tarot Coloring Book
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