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I like to write, I mean I really like to write and yet because I don't get paid to do it I push it to the side, mainly because I get distracted with the thought that I need to pay my bills and put food on the table.
Yet, I like to write! I went on Face Book yesterday to follow what some of my mates are doing, one is following her dreams and aspirations as an actress, one woke up at 5am in the morning so excited that she was going back to a job that she loves (incidentally writing!) and yet another had a clarity around her work. Each of these women inspired me. So much so that this morning I'm up and I'm doing what I like to do.... I like to write I like, I just like...
imagine writing 3 pages of what you like... I did that this morning, I call it my morning pages (probably cause I write them in the morning!) writing in the morning is an exercise in creative flow. This morning I started out writing about what "I like" and it ended up being 3 pages of it. What a sensational exercise to write down all the things you like - to do - to be - experiences, etc, etc. Sensational exercise! I've been reading The Artist's Date by Julia Cameron. It's a course in discovering and recovering your creative self In one of the exercises Julia suggests sending 5 postcards to 5 people, people you would love to hear from. It got me thinking, in this time of instant gratification, what with Facebook, Twitter, Emails, Texts, we've lost the habit of putting pen to paper. As much as I loved the experience of writing to my mates, knowing that they were in for a big surprise getting something in the mail that wasn't a bill but some heartfelt words of friendship, I was humbled and overwhelmed by their reaction and gratitude -a totally humbling experience. Reciprocity at its best. Go on, give it a try and see the reaction you get. Of all the days to be born, the stars aligned and whatever cosmic forces collided to ensure that I was born this very day. A unique time, day and place is chosen for each of us. As a kid I can remember that I didn't have to do any jobs around the house (living on a farm that was a big deal) Your birthday is a big deal, it's your very own special day where you are loved upon and honoured. Today I chose to spend the day driving along the Great Ocean Road, getting in touch with nature and then a stop in Apollo Bay for Fish'n'Chips and a Peroni - sitting on the beach listening to the surf pound the shoreline. Simply devine - my very own Artist's Date stopping along the way taking photos, taking in Nature's Abundance. Heart warming dinner with my family. I felt very very special. That's what I like about Birthdays a day when you get to feel special My girlfriend Marie has a mum who is dying, a painfully slow death that has whittled down her robust body to an emaciated state. She's in pain alot of the time. Marie told me of a young nurse who sat on the bed alongside her mother stroked her hair gently and kissed her forehead. Marie's mum calmed down immediately thanks to that random act of kindness What act of kindness can you do today? I was watching Private Practice a few weeks ago and haven't been able to get this particular scene out of my mind.
One of the characters is a recovering drug addict and she is going through some tough times. She's standing in front of the medicine cabinet in the doctors surgery longingly. Her colleague and friend (another doctor) enters the room.. their conversation goes something like this ".. Everything hurts" (...without drugs to numb the pain).. he responds by saying "If you don't use, the pain will pass. I know the tunnel is long and dark but if you don't use the tunnel will end and the light will come, come back in.. if you use the tunnel never ends...." I reckon I've been addicted to food for, god, as long as I can remember! I haven't got the answers yet, I know I've been working on this for the last 18 months and am aware that this scene is another piece of the puzzle, another message sent from the Universe to help me find the light and the end of my tunnel
I came across this talk via TED.COM (now that's another blog in itself!)
I feel like I'm so much like Brene, supposedly look like I've got my shit together but heaven help anyone who tries to chip through the armour... "I'm ok you know, there's nothing about me that needs fixing" Vulnerability is about opening yourself up, being totally authentic and, for me, breaking away from the numbness and actually feeling. I know it sounds glib, but each day is another day to open yourself up to the experience... Bring it on!! (Holy crap it scares the shit out of me just saying it!) |
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