Today is a much better day physically. Perhaps it was the lunchtime diet coke that I allowed myself to have (bad, Mimi). It could've been the slice of chocolate birthday cake that Fred brought home from the office because he wanted me to have some (how could I not say yes?). Maybe it was the soothing, catatonic post-brown rice pasta dinner. Whatever it was, the stomach ache was gone this morning and I set out to do a little exercise. Instead of just climbing up and down the hill around the corner from my house, I walked down, jogged 1/2 mile on flat ground, walked back up and repeated this twice for a 3 mile workout in 42 minutes. It relieved the boredom of the hill-only climb that I've been doing. I hope to throw in some abs later - I really need it.
I'm still trying to decide whether to go the safer route (Fundraising) or the Journalism route (which will rekindle the desire of my youth to be a writer). I think I know what I'm going to do. You only live once - and I need to make it count. I would love to write for a living, whether it's for others or myself. It's an exciting idea.
Here's to new paths...
Write. I'm sure you have already decided this, but honestly, you do yourself a disservice by not pursuing what you love. You're one of those people who have so much inside, passion, intelligence, love, compassion, that you have to have a creative outlet, perhaps several, or all of that good stuff turns on itself. Passion without expression becomes something else -- something very unhealthy. But Passion expressed is not only good for you, it's good for the lives you touch.
ReplyDeleteWrite. If you don't, you'll wonder if you should and that wondering becomes other things too -- none of them good.
Besides, you're a fabulous writer. The world would be a diminished place without your voice.
I love to write, but I find that more often than not, I don't really have much so say. I admire people who have a story in their mind that must be told. For my part, if given an "idea" -- I can run with it. But to come up with the idea for a story? Sadly I have nothing.
I'm enjoying the blog as a medium though. It lends itself well to short bursts of musings and provides a mechanism for gathering them and reviewing them and seeing if, in hindsight, there appears to be a theme.
I'm aware that the choice has already 99% made and I'm aware that you're far to much of a trailblazer to do anything but put yourself out there and make an effort doing what you love.
But if you need a second opinion -- you know mine is WRITE.
<3 you.
You can do this.