I will be back to blogging tonight – and thinking more about Lent. But for now, without enough coffee yet consumed to have me up and running, I’d love for you to know about two interviews recently published in the Seattle Examiner – about me! (Yes, totally shameless self-promotion.)
My experience of reading these, of hearing my voice echoed back, and frankly, being surprised by my own words about what I do, what I love, what I’m seeking to create, what I’m passionate about – is respite in the desert.
And my internal response to such tells me that I’m not all that quick to acknowledge or honor my own successes, my own accomplishments, my own truths - no matter how much I talk the talk! Hmmm.
So, water, rest, and respite. At least for me.
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More desert wanderings soon…
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good articles. am reading my way back to where i had to duck out of the online stream for a few days.
.-= whollyjeanne´s last blog ..rightful sound =-.
Thanks, Jeanne. So grateful for your reading, your eyes, your heart!
Dear Ronna,
When you wrote:
What obstacles did you face along your journey and how did you overcome them?
The obstacles are usually in the realms of time and money. It takes a ton of time to get things up and running, to figure out exactly what I offer and to whom, to market and sell myself. And in the midst, I have to make money…So I work in some part-time contract positions that continue to keep me going so that I can pay my mortgage, support my kids, and somehow keep doing what I love. But of course, the more time I spend in those realms the less I have for business development. And the less I spend on the business, the less I earn. It can feel like a hamster wheel from time to time. I think the way I continue to overcome these obstacles is to extend myself grace and realize that this is a process. My perseverance and commitment will eventually bear fruit. I’m certain of it.
it brought tears to my eyes for the sake of your faith, your strength, your determination and your passion. I am so proud of you. And I am so proud as a woman, seeking to do something similar, that you are out there doing this, a scrappy and courageous warrior, fighting this worthy battle. I am so strengthened by your strength. And it makes me proud of myself, too.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you, Karen. I don’t often think about it…just trying to make it from day to day; but when you re-state it and speak to how it matters to you…it matters more to me. Again, thank you.
yay for you, Ronna! so proud to be getting to know you, and getting to share (in an admittedly small way) in your beautiful journey!!!
.-= lauren martin gauthier´s last blog ..Sunday =-.
Not a “small way, ” Lauren. That’s the beauty of the virtual-blogging world! You’re in it with me!!!