Ladies and gentlemen, I’m ready to scream it out loud: I’m a writer! This may seem like a ridiculous announcement given that I have this blog and obviously like to write. So let me break down the reason why this declaration is so significant.
I attended an event last night with Mastin Kipp of The Daily Love. Let me tell you about this dude: he’s the real deal. I may not have agreed 110% with everything he said, but it made enough of an impact on me to get my ass in gear and commit that I will write for 30 minutes a day.
So here’s this guy, who’s my age, writing, growing spiritually, on “tour” to help people, being interviewed by people like Oprah, and all I can think of is, “wow.” How much would I absolutely love to do that? No wait, let me rephrase this for the universe, I’m going to do that.
Once again, in meditation, I was told that I’m a writer. But more than that, it’s my purpose in life. I’m here to write and help people, which is why this is so significant. Want to know what else? It scares the shit out of me!
Mastin had something so profound to say about fear, however. He said that instead of thinking fear is the opposite of love, we need to approach fear as the compass to our purpose. Think about it: The very thing you want to do, whether it be a change or finally facing a traumatic event that you experienced, or something else deep down in your soul that you know you need to do but just haven’t done it yet, is f’n scary! Why? Because we have to face the unknown and leave our comfort zone. Leave my comfort zone? Ahhhhhhh!!!! But when you think about it, your comfort zone, really isn’t all that comfortable.
I’m no stranger to leaving my “comfort” zone. I did it when I started my business and I did it when I decided to finally open my heart to a good man. Both times I was terrified! And you know what? Both have produced extremely rewarding results. There was risk and struggle to learn to be who I had to be in order to be successful as a business owner and as a partner in a relationship. I’m now on the verge of celebrating the sixth anniversary of the opening of my business and planning a wedding to the man of my dreams.
My life is good and I’m blessed in so many ways. Now my mission is to give back. I volunteer with various community organizations and now I’m vowing to use written words to help people. Naturally, I’m petrified. What if what I’m saying doesn’t make sense? What if people can’t identify with what I’ve shared about my life? What if what I write doesn’t help a single soul? What if I open my heart and soul and people think I’m a nutcase? All of these questions, and more, race through my mind.
There’s a quote that I love and it goes like this:
It’s not your job to like me – it’s mine. -Byron Katie
All I know is that I’m supposed to write. If my words inspire one person, it was worth sharing. We’re all in this journey together. Namaste, bitches. Let’s do this.