Monday, December 17, 2012

Hello, World!




As I sit in my office on a sunny yet nippy Monday morning in Denver, CO, I am about to embark into my second foray into blogging.*  This time, though, this blog will serve as a regular, ongoing soliloquy (and hopefully dialogue) into the meaning of freedom:  What is freedom?  Can I, as a freelance creative educator and performing artist, truly have the freedom to prodigiously produce in ways that create both meaning and abundance?  

This blog will serve as a tool wherein I will regularly journal about the successes, joys, trials and tribulations of choosing a highly nontraditional life path in terms of my life’s work.   Some days will be upbeat; others, down and out.  But the thought of returning to a regular “9 to 5” gig turns my stomach; yet I’ve also come to realize that living life financially on the edge is so very tiring.  

So, I want it all.  I do, I do, I do (with emphasis added!):  The freedom to create in ways that the creator has endowed upon me when I came into this life experience, and to live a life financially free of the burdens of debt and obligation.

Perhaps 2013 will be the year I finally get out of my own way to allow the abundance and the full creativity I seek.  I certainly hope so.  I believe this blog will help me attain this goal.  And I hope, too, that it will be of value to those who are also seeking the freedom a meaning-filled life.

I welcome you all, and I hope to hear from many of you as I post along the way.
 


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* My first is an occasional blog—which I plan to turn into an eBook and beyond in 2013—Life Lessons from Lumps of Love: The lessons about life and living I've gleaned from my cats; http://lifelessonsfromlumpsoflove.wordpress.com/



p.s.  I am still in the throes of leaning this Google blogging tool, Blogger.  So I might be asking for suggestions and advice in terms of gadgets, look, design and so on!

2 comments:

  1. Good luck, Helen. Freelancers are on the cutting edge of today's change. We bring our sense of freedom, explore our art and passions, and then wonder how to pay for the insurance in case our bodies break down.

    I look forward to your insights here and know that you'll continue to do well as an artist, musician, actor and writer.

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    1. Doug, I so appreciate your interest in my musings! I feel keeping this online "diary," so to speak, will keep me motivated, focused and accountable.

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