The Wait is Over

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I’ve been re-reading Thomas Moore’s wonderful book, A Life at Work. I get shivers every time two things coincide in my life, a divine intervention, a colliding of seemingly unrelated activities that combine to bring that sweet taste of wisdom. “A calling is the sense that you are on this earth for a reason, that you have a destiny, no matter how great or small…A calling is the sensation or intuition that life wants something from you.”

Here is what I had read the night before, “Up until now, I felt I was waiting harder. I have always had this feeling that there was something I was supposed to be doing, something significant, my creative purpose. I read, took classes, I thought deep thoughts. And it was hard waiting, because I wanted to know. But life reveals itself on its own schedule. It wasn’t my time yet. But now all my preparation has paid off. My impatient waiting time is over. My creativity is spilling over. The time is now.”

The first quote was by Thomas Moore, the second, my own words written 2 decades ago. What only a handful of people know (if they even remember), is that when I originally started making Fragments, each one came with a short narrative, a verbal Fragment. What I really wanted was for people to read the words more than see the art, but I figured no one would be interested in my words unless I first caught their attention some other way, with pretty colors, textures, and images.

The words I wrote were included in an insert with the green Fragment you see here. The quote on the Fragment reads “It’s just that it’s not quite time to write them… What shall I do while I’m waiting?… Wait harder, it said.” written by James Hillman, author of  The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling. The Fragment and quote are circa 1999. Now, 25 years later, after finding and living my calling, I am back examining my calling with a where do I go from here? mindset. According to Thomas Moore, that is exactly what I should be doing, and that’s great news.

In 1999 I never dreamed that my words would be as popular as my art. The internet has enabled women, any and every woman, to share their voices, their words, and their lives, like never before. It has connected us at a time when we need it more than ever. We are writing, and we are listening.

But just as I suspected back in 1999, people do want to see the artwork too. ;-)

Are you called to write, to read, to reach? Let me know in the comments. It’s always a thrill to hear from you. Really!