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Making the most of where you are
Creative living newsletter on making the most of where you are (looking at the buttercups)
A therapist friend of mine was talking this week about how few clients she has at the moment. She'd been worried about it as she usually was, wondering if she'd be able to pay the bills and when she'd get busier. Then she told me she'd decided to enjoy the quiet instead - spend more time in the garden, recharge her batteries.
It reminded me of a conversation I once had with my agent. We were talking about how long it might take to get published, and she urged me to make the most of my pre-publication stage. No book tours to get in the way of the writing, no publisher putting pressure on me, no colly-wobbles about how the book might be received.
I was ready to understand what she was saying. A year ago I would have thought 'yes that's all very well, but I just want it now!'. I would have thought everything would be solved once I had a book published - all my anxieties about the quality of the work, all my financial worries, all my difficulties balancing writing with the rest of my life.
It's not that I don't want it any more. I'm still funneling plenty of energy in that direction. It's not that it won't be wonderful when it does happen. It's more that I know now that my current set of worries and difficulties will just be replaced by another, different set. And as Anne Lammott pointed out, if you're not enough before the gold medal, you won't be good enough with it either.
For now I know that I'm walking in the right direction. I know that my first published book is going to be a beautiful landmark - a crumbling castle or a waterfall. I'm not sure how far I've got to go, so for now I'll enjoy looking at the ladybird crawling across that glossy leaf, those bright buttercups sprinkled beside the path.
Things you might be curious about
What are you impatient for? What do you think 'getting there' might solve? What would it be like to shift your focus to enjoying the journey instead?
Fiona Robyn
email: fiona@fionarobyn.co.uk
web: www.fionarobyn.co.uk
blog: www.creative-living.blogspot.com
'Everything is already perfect' (not sure where this one comes from originally, but I got it from my friend Patrick)
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