There have been many times in my life when I've run up against the problem of not having enough experience to qualify for a certain job. The only way to really earn experience in any job or task though is by doing it. So it becomes a frustrating circle of my potential employers wanting experience but me not having the right experience because no one will hire me. In every situation I have been fortunate enough to find people who were willing to take a chance on me and I assure you, they've never regretted it. I am a fast learner, I am efficient and I have a personality that meshes well with other people. Despite the title of one of my previous blogs, I really do play well with others and I have been told that my smile can light up a whole room and brighten the day. Such compliments make me blush, intensify my glow and cause my confidence to shoot through the roof! Yesterday I took the first of many chances on the new path I've chosen for my life. My belief in myself as a great writer grows stronger every day and I have accepted that I've been given my creative gifts for a bigger purpose than I am able to understand right now. My recurring dreams of ocean and river views, the smell of salt water, the sounds of buoys dinging in the waves and those same waves lapping against docks and shores, assure me that I am on the right path. In my dreams I'm walking among historic buildings and beautiful surroundings that I've seen only in photographs. I wake up every morning feeling confident that I will soon be seeing and touching all those elements from my dreams and I am so eager to write about each new feeling they evoke within my writer's mind and heart. I imagine myself walking among quaint shops and breathtaking houses, along boardwalks, over bridges and upon the shore as I take endless photographs and scribble furiously in my notebook trying to capture it all in pictures and words. I long for the day when I first breathe in and feel the breezes upon my skin and witness the pale sunrise and vivid sunset of my future destination. My heart has been calling me from this new destination for almost a year now and all the background noise clouding my focus has finally quieted so that I can now answer that call. Anyone who has ever seen pictures or read about a place and thought "When I am there, I will finally be home." will understand what I'm doing and know that my crazy idea isn't crazy at all. I welcome such kindred spirits into my life and I invite you to follow your dreams and tag along with me as I achieve my own. The warm sun of my heart's home will soon be shining upon my face and I will be sharing my smile and spirit with a place that is truly, and fittingly, a crossroads of past and present.
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