So Close!

Sometimes I’m so close I can taste it…So close to experiencing the abundance of money and creative output I start to envision a life wherein I begin to relax about it all. Before the holidays I had applied to work as a contract educator for a new (to Denver) two-year college that mixes online learning with real-time experiential education.  Their mission really affected me, and it was the first time in a very long while I became excited over the possibility of aligning with another entity.

But it is not meant to be—as least not yet.  I’m on the short list for possible work in the fall, once enrollment numbers are more readily apparent.

The positive take-away from all this, I guess, is that the Universe does know what type of work I truly seek—work that is creative, meaningful and abundant on so many levels.  So after a few days of mentally gnashing over all this, it is time to put this experience aside and be present to future possibilities…and to focus on what I’m doing right now:  working on my first education writing freelance gig (!), prepping for a BIG marketing event for Friday, a celebration of my experience in the docudrama, CREEP!, tomorrow evening…and then on Saturday start nine days in Philly on my first working visit out East, helping my sister with our elderly parents and three Percussion Lady gigs.

Busy.  Good!

Namaste.

A Question of Balance

Leverage

From http://www.merriam-webster.com:

1 the action of a lever (an inducing or compelling force) or the mechanical advantage gained by it

2 power, effectiveness

From http://www.thefreedictionary.com: Positional advantage; power to act effectively

As a freelancer, I must balance my time between immediate funds and future financial abundance.  Until I reach the point of a steady flow monetarily, sometimes that is so challenging.  These past 2.5 weeks since the start of the year have been quite the mix of making excellent contacts for future possibilities and spending my time at a temporary job to pay immediate bills. 

I spent approximately 15 hours a week for the first two weeks of this year providing customer service and sales support at the Denver University bookstore as they began their winter term.  As far as a retail job goes, it was pleasant and easy enough.  But it was hours on my feet with unhappy hips for nominal pay (as compared to what I charge for a Percussion Lady event).  And the opportunity costs for spending my time in that way was that I was not able to focus as much on developing my writing website and marketing for percussion, performing and acting gigs.

Was my time leveraged optimally?  Not really.  Yet, as I stood for hours straightening books I did have the time to ponder...  So, in addition to the two immediate bills I was able to pay, the ultimate benefit I gained from this experience is a renewed zeal for aligning with what I truly want.