An acquaintance of mine recently invited me to a “presentation” for a new business opportunity. She wanted me to have financial independence, have more free time, and gain the happiness I deserved. With this new possibility I would be my own boss and let loose the shackles of the nine to five. Now, I consider myself open to opportunity most of the time (which may or may not be true, but I like to think it is). One just never knows when something good will fall into one’s lap. If her new business allowed me to spend more time pursuing my passion of writing, it was worth the time to take a look. I agreed to go. If nothing else, it was an opportunity to support this person as they worked toward the life they want to create for themselves. Good karma, right?
I realized some things as I listened to people discuss the time and effort they put into this particular business. First of all, this particular business was not for me. Not because I couldn’t do it, but I wasn’t willing to commit to the time needed to make the process work. It was just not important enough for me to consider spending my weekends and evenings doing. It would also cut into my possible writing time. What I also realized, more importantly, is that I want to pursue my writing with that same degree of passion and time commitment that I heard discussed at this presentation. And perhaps I have been lazy.
Let’s face it, writing is hard work. It takes consistency. It takes time with your butt settled in a chair and a pen in your hand or your fingers dangled above a keyboard. Though I have been writing much more regularly these past few months, I have been lax with the writing schedule and the brutal determination needed to meet it. I tend to write with great gusts of inspiration and then I sit and ponder my next move. This is part of that “panster” writing process that I talked about last post.
Writing also requires learning your craft. It takes time and effort. Time and effort being the key words. And good effort makes good karma, right? Let’s make more time and effort this year to pursue the passion that makes us happy. Let’s make good karma. Happy will happen.
Happy New Year!
Yup! Well said sweetie! Muah and blessings!