Recently I watched a science video for kids that took me on an adventure to the edge of the universe and back, all in the span of 9 minutes and 54 seconds. (Video link)
I loved it.
It brought the idea of positional awareness we studied in my NLP training (neurolinguistic programming) at NLP Marin.
When I was a kid, I yearned to be a writer, be published, write fantastical stories, but all that felt impossible and far away.
From my place now as a published writer of fantastical tales, I look back at the yearning little girl, and I'm certain that impossible yearning brought me here.
When I turn to face the future and yearn for my next batch of impossible dreams, I have no idea how I'll get there.
But I know one thing: I reached for those impossible dreams and here I am, living them.
When you imagine yourself in a completely different place than you are now in, and put one foot in front of the other, showing up regularly for your dreams, they will eventually become real.
Not because of the dreaming. But because of the action. Today. And tomorrow, which will be a new today. And so on.
The other aha the fun science video reminded me of is that truth (what I consider real) is always in relation to something else. There are no absolutes in the universe. Everything is measured in relation to something else, to a point of reference.
When I published my first novel, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, I was scared to market it. I was so focused on my vulnerability and how not many people would like my work.
One of my NLP teachers asked me, "How do you know that? What if there are lots and lots of people waiting for this book and they don't even know?"
I sat there, stunned, entertaining that idea.
Could it be possible? What if it was possible? Why not take the risk and find out?
What if I fail?
What if I succeed?
I realized then that the pain of never knowing was far greater than the pain of some people not liking my story.
By getting my work known in the world I was giving all those people a chance to discover it and possibly fall in love with Henrietta and her friends.
I could stand in a place of fear, frozen in that spot on the ground. Or I could shift my position to that of a novelist who was sharing her gifts with the world.
The teacher reminded me, I could always go back to the other position, if I wanted to. That was a freeing thought.
I leapt into this new position of sharing my novel. And I'm really happy I did.
Where are you now and where would you like to be with your book marketing?
Hit reply and let me know. Thanks in advance of sharing your thoughts with me!
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