On the form was a space
fill out what job you wanted when you grew up.
I wrote down “writer”
without fanfare or trepidation. I just
knew that’s what I wanted to do.
My aptitude test
suggested funeral home coordinator. The
closest I got to this was working briefly as a receptionist at a pet
crematorium in college, but that’s a story for another time.
I didn’t know how to be
a writer or what that would look like, so I did the closest thing to being a
writer: a junior high English teacher.
However, my soul knew
that close enough wasn’t good enough, in this case.
Fast forward fifteenish
years later, and I am receiving some pretty powerful lessons in living a
creative life.
Last week, Elizabeth
Gilbert debuted her Magic Lessons podcast where she talks to me about mycreative struggles. She
wanted to bring in a writer who is also a mom, and that person was CherylStrayed . In case you missed it, I
wrote a blog post professing my love for her memoir Wild.
I love Cheryl’s advice,
but what I also loved is that she painted a very clear picture of the
sacrifices she has had to make in order to create her art.
So often, I think that
people guard the way they do business, maybe because they don’t want to be
judged for their choices. So we are led
to believe it’s easy and life is seamless.
I also struggle with sharing
my truth and honoring the privacy of the people in my life. In fact, I think that is the main reason I
have not started my book sooner.
Her insight gained from
writing has reminded me that there is always a bigger purpose, in addition to finding
your own clarity:
I am forever grateful to
have this opportunity.
Here are the links to
the podcast:
You can download the MAGIC LESSONS podcast episodes here:
Soundcloud (http://bit.ly/MagicLessons)
iTunes (http://apple.co/1SmUTlW)
Stitcher (http://bit.ly/1Jhuukx)
Soundcloud (http://bit.ly/MagicLessons)
iTunes (http://apple.co/1SmUTlW)
Stitcher (http://bit.ly/1Jhuukx)
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