I have been called weird, different and lately the more common term is “crazy.”
The reason why people think I am crazy is because I am following my dream to become a writer.
I left a very successful career after working my tail off for many years and decided it was time to use my “rainy” day fund for a new path.
So far just since February 12th, I have had greater than 110,000 views to my blog. I have been read in 70+ countries and there are quite a few people who want my views sent daily to their inbox. (Thanks to everyone for that)
This has caused my children a great amount of angst because I have closed the door to their constant plea for financial help. Although Mommy stopped being the bank, I waited until I knew they could make their own money before I took this plunge.
Their dad has also stepped up to the plate and helped them out some. (Who would have thunk it?)
So am I crazy to put my dreams and my calling from God on first base?
I may be to some people but I am comforted by the fact that Jesus was called “crazy” by his Mother and brothers in the gospels.
I think if their were more crazies like Him and I the world may be a lot better off.
I also have realized lately, more than ever, that we often see in others what we are scared to admit is hidden in ourselves.
Fine line Gracie, If God as that as a direction you can’t fail, but it will take persistence and faith. If that is not your path, I trust that you are intelligent enough, passionate enough to find what your calling is, and head in that direction, what ever it may be.
In the mean time, would you like to meet for coffee over the weekend? You had written me a while back and disappeared before we could get to know each other.
Jim
I hesitate to cross the line of anonymity in this blogging venture. If you told me a bit more about yourself i may be up for it. I had another man who commented frequently on my blog and hinted as to where to meet him but I didn’t do so and i am glad because he got verbally abusive with me when i would not let him control my business plan. One of the reasons why I write under my pen name is because I cherish my privacy.
If I wanted fame i would have pursued modeling and acting as i was encouraged to do as a young woman.
Gracie Lynne, I learned long ago that no matter what you want to do, legions of people will tell you it can’t be done. No matter where you want to go, “you just can’t get there from here.” So, as in all other matters in life, you are left with 2 choices, fear and love. The people who have chosen fear, you have never heard of them, you wouldn’t know their names because they chose to close the door to their dreams, their passions and go “quietly into that dark night.” Others, you would know so many by name, Gates, Ford, Edison, Rowling, they are the shoulders the rest of the world stands on, that is, stands on after they called them crazy, dreamers, fools, after these dreamers persisted in the face of all the doubters and proved them wrong.
I ask you this, were it one of your children asking if they should peruse their dreams, their passion, what would you tell them to do??
So Gracie Lynne, no matter what some may tell you, the choice belongs to you and you alone, love or fear. Follow your dreams with all the wonderful energy and charm you so obviously possess, or… go quietly into that dark night that waits for all of us. Which path sounds like your path?
That’s what I’m thinking… 🙂
You know I will go into the path of my dreams but I must also be realistic and if that path does not produce a sustainable income I must turn away from it. It is necessary for me to survive and to keep clothed, fed and a roof over my head. So far not a lick of this has made any money. No one has donated, no one has clicked on my ads and my other side venture is also not producing any income as of yet. I am buying only the bare necessities and I really need to figure out if this is what God wants me to do or if He has another plan. It is wonderful to follow your dream but almost impossible if you are homeless. 🙂