Dirty Laundry

Being creative and making things is also about manifesting our heart's greatest desires. And this week has been a great lesson in that for me.
I've been working in the beauty industry as a writer for over 20 years. Most recently at Aveda, a great company with an environmental mission and a very quirky corporate culture. I happen to work closely with someone who is classic.
Toxic people are all over and unavoidable. But the next time I meet someone and have the sense that they are crazy, believe me I'm going to run like hell in the other direction. No matter what it appears they may have to offer. It's like making a pact with the devil. Complete with soul searching and suffering.
The gift of my particular situation was that things came a crescendo this week, and I see it as the universe saying: Get on with it, girl! I am opening all the doors for you.
And so, instead of feeling full of fear, I am honestly excited about moving into this next phase of my life. Which means for me, more blogging, more art, more workshops. More life.
My mantra has always been work less, make more. And my sense of things is that work is about to become more play. So the mantra will hold up even stronger.
In the meantime, it's probably no accident that Tim Ferris's 4 Hour Workweek website came into my field of vision and experience this week. Jill Badonsky at The Muse is In, mentioned it in a free teleclass that inspired me like lightening.
So, I'm making big plans, taking small steps and hoping my dirty laundry may inspire you to do the same.