A Betsy Rant: The other day a good friend told me she was concerned that I had posted openly about struggling financially, that it might somehow hurt my image or the image of projects Im working on, that somehow it might seem that Im not good enough to have written a book or maybe it might be perceived that my projects arent doing well. I absolutely adore this person and know they want only the best for me. But heres the deal, my troubles are temporary, as are yours, and they are self inflicted, and not in a bad way. This year I made a choice...a choice that actually started 3 years ago when I blew up my life, in order to find my heart. This year I let go of projects that may have paid well, but didnt make my heart sing. The projects I am working on now are a direct reflection of my heart. Everything I am doing I love, it fills my soul and while at this moment it doesnt pay well, I know that that piece of the puzzle will come and that following my heart, following my dream is more valuable than my bank account in this moment. I share openly because I feel that if we all shared openly there would alot more empathy in the world, wed all feel more love for each other, more compassion. This year, for me, is the year of feeling compassion for others and for myself, something I hid in order to protect that very image, something I did to protect my heart and in doing so locked it away hidden even from myself. I know Im not alone, I know so many of us are choosing our hearts over stuff, over jobs, over the story weve been conditioned to pursue. When you decide to live from a new perspective, from your heart it doesnt mean its always easy, it doesnt mean that suddenly everything works perfectly (actually it is, but not in the way you expect) - quite the contrary, it means that you have to learn to accept that even when its hard, even when it sucks, even when your car battery dies, your computer breaks and your bank account is at zero, that your going to be ok, you have to learn to trust your heart. I am learning to trust my heart. I hope you will too :) xo B
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:47:28 +0000
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