Ray Bradbury's answer: "Write. If you want to be a writer, write every day."
I have always loved writing. But, first, I wanted to be a pilot like my step-dad. Then, I took a career test in High School. It determined I'd make a better clown, priest or therapist. I studied Journalism, and I've never stopped writing.
This year, I turn 42. I am not so interested in being 'something'. Yet, I still love to play with form, identity, words and perspective. And, I love to write. When I meditate, the words flood in. Rather than being at odds with this. I am going to meditate for less time, and write more.
I haven't posted to this blog in almost five years! I thought I was going to be ashamed of what I had written. I wasn't. And, this is something that 'i' can truly celebrate. It's hard to see clearly or love intimately from on top of a mountain; especially a mountain of shame.
