A short fiction and poetry e-zine some weeks.
Clever thoughts about story, poetry, and being a decent creative human being in other weeks.
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One of the things I've learned over the past decade is that prayer and meditation works wonders for me in making the best decisions. My default is to jump into a project without having thought through how much time and energy it will take. Plus, I'm just super impatient! When I take on a project, I want the results NOW.
When I started my blog (Primrose Ponderings) last year, I wanted it to be a "real" job that provided real income. But I decided -- at least initially -- to not worry about making money. I simply committed myself to writing from my heart. I didn't even know exactly what "writing from my heart" would look like. As I wrote each week, my heart opened wider and my fears subsided (somewhat, not entirely).
I could see that the "success" of my blog depended on me trusting the Universe to not only guide me in what to write, but also to open my readers' hearts to what I had written. This past week, I received the gift of two paid subscribers. This is significant because I've only had one other paid subscriber the entire other eight months I've been writing. It felt like a big deal to me and I got very excited. (I also got several new free subscribers which was also exciting!)
I found myself wanting to "make" my blog successful through my own efforts again. I'm having to remind myself to not lose the connection to God, to prayer, and to meditation that I've established when writing Primrose Ponderings. The money is a nice-to-have and certainly fuels my excitement about my work, but the reason I write is to bring happiness and healing to a hurting world.
I still want results and I still want them NOW. I have to remind myself every day that my job is not to force success to come, but rather to be a vessel for words that will bring happiness and healing to others. When I do that, I have succeeded beyond measure.
I'm in! Let's do this! :)
One of the things I've learned over the past decade is that prayer and meditation works wonders for me in making the best decisions. My default is to jump into a project without having thought through how much time and energy it will take. Plus, I'm just super impatient! When I take on a project, I want the results NOW.
When I started my blog (Primrose Ponderings) last year, I wanted it to be a "real" job that provided real income. But I decided -- at least initially -- to not worry about making money. I simply committed myself to writing from my heart. I didn't even know exactly what "writing from my heart" would look like. As I wrote each week, my heart opened wider and my fears subsided (somewhat, not entirely).
I could see that the "success" of my blog depended on me trusting the Universe to not only guide me in what to write, but also to open my readers' hearts to what I had written. This past week, I received the gift of two paid subscribers. This is significant because I've only had one other paid subscriber the entire other eight months I've been writing. It felt like a big deal to me and I got very excited. (I also got several new free subscribers which was also exciting!)
I found myself wanting to "make" my blog successful through my own efforts again. I'm having to remind myself to not lose the connection to God, to prayer, and to meditation that I've established when writing Primrose Ponderings. The money is a nice-to-have and certainly fuels my excitement about my work, but the reason I write is to bring happiness and healing to a hurting world.
I still want results and I still want them NOW. I have to remind myself every day that my job is not to force success to come, but rather to be a vessel for words that will bring happiness and healing to others. When I do that, I have succeeded beyond measure.