Gratitude Attitude

I just listened to a great podcast featuring Felicia Pride. She's a sucessful writer, author, and storyteller. I connected with her because it seems we have very similar backgrounds as marketing majors turned Writer. She's making a living from what she loves and I'm striving to get there. My husband told me about the value of podcasts and I didn't realize until this moment - how important this one was in keeping me focused. Time is still on my side. I listened to a podcast about time earlier in the week and yet, I continue to stress about it. Today's podcast was important to refresh my thoughts, emotions, and outlook about the time that I have left on earth to live the life I want to live. The importance of maintaining the craft of writing and it gave me new tips and avenues to explore. I am in a positive frame of mind about my decision, and I know that I am always in control. One of the reasons I enjoy writing fantasy and sci-fi stories is because I believe it helps the reader with the idea of hope in the world and in people. I will never be that person who commits suicide. If you ever heard that I killed myself, you know it is a lie. Fantasy has the potential to free people from the limits that this world prescribes to. We are born free and time is as artificial concept for humans to make sense of things they can't explain. Maybe it is similar to what early humans did when they created myths and stories to explain phenomena and their experiences. My stories provides a veil of hope that must be preserved. I needed to hear Felicia's story and I'm happy someone, or a group of people decided it should be heard, along with others. Perhaps it's just another reminder that there is still room, space and there are platforms that exist for all of us. I still get anxiety about posting and sharing, but how else can we find our tribes? How else would I know I share similarities with another writer and storyteller? I must have the courage to expose myself for people to see, to connect with, and occasionally uplift without even knowing, like Felicia did for me. I'm grateful 🙏🏾