Regrets for not Diving in Sooner

I am loving being back in Brave Space after way too long a break! This week new people showed up! Also people who haven't been there in a long time showed up! And I heard from people with intentions to show up! So why didn't I start earlier?

This regret feels just like I feel when I put off my writing and put off my writing and then, feeling like I'm gonna explode if I put it off any longer, I write, and I'm like, why didn't I just do that earlier???

Boldness might have genius, power and magic in it (as Goethe says) but it is also fraught with terror. Often it takes a lot longer than expected to begin or to begin in any sort of bold way.

Truth is I rarely put off my writing these days because it's a habit I've cultivated and love. In fact, today at the gym, I had to leave the weights for 5 minutes to make some notes in my emergency writing notebook that I always keep in my coat.

I believe that because I show up, I get these little extra gifts and downloads from the muse because she knows I'm listening and trying to honor what arises.

I taught my ASS Class (Artistic Statement Seminar) yesterday. We do 3 5-minute exercises before we craft our statements. Most people agreed, the 3rd 5 minute exercise went by faster. Because we - in only 10 minutes! - had taught ourselves how easy it is to dive in, so the third plunge went exceedingly well. Time flew by. You too can get more comfortable diving into whatever creative practice you are longing to do! Come to Brave Space and let me show you!