I am Squirrel

It seems as we come to the end of another year where I have hardly ever shared, that I'm becoming a bit reflective. Recently on the Academy of the Heart and Mind website I published a poem titled I am a Lamb. Well only just this morning I had another moment of self-clarity, when I realised that when it comes to self-promotion and marketing of my achievements, I am very much a squirrel.

By this I am referring to a very poor habit of mine of gathering up my successes, buying as many books as I can that I have stories and poetry published in, and then burying them in a bookshelf, pulling them out on occasion to nibble at the corners and bask in former glory. I am a hoarder and (much to my wife's despair) have always been a hoarder. It has only just come to my attention now that I am hoarding success.

I do not know what to do with this, and I wonder just how many other squirrels are out there. Let me know in the comments below, unless you are a hoarder of personal discoveries, in which case I will totally understand if you choose to keep that knowledge buried.