Putting yourself out there is supposed to be scary

I’m always a bit nervous when I hit “Publish” on a blog. I never know how these words are going to be received by you. Like most creators, I want more than anything that you embrace my every creation like some precious discovered treasure glinting resplendent in your eyes that you can’t help but stare at all day long and think ONLY of enthusiastically sharing this “precious” with everyone you know.

Reality is, though, some of you won’t even read it. Some of you will even unsubscribe. Yes, I lose subscribers. Perhaps right now you’re clicking unsubscr—————— [that’s simulated silence as one of you hang up on my blog forever, never to experience another word!]

Fortunately, readers subscribe regularly, too – far more than unsubscribe.

Still, I never know which way my words are going to move anyone.

Somehow, by the grace of me simply needing to write, I don’t let that stop me. Ultimately it’s not up to me how you receive my words, or whether you receive them at all.

The writer’s / artist’s / creator’s job is to simply hold up their creation and say, “this is what I see right now.”

That’s it.

“Hey World! … This is what I see right now.”

My hope is that what I see will serve, inspire, ignite, and delight you. However, because it’s so obvious to me, I often think, “Why share this? Everyone else must already see it, too. I’m only stating the obvious.”

But often, even if you already see it, too, hearing it from me offers precious confirmation that your insight is valid … that believing in and working towards your big dreams isn’t futile or irresponsible or crazy or pointless beause someone else is already doing it … indeed, it’s simply divine to hear from me (and others) that working to make real your dreams is both appropriate AND essential AND the thing you absolutely must do!

So put yourself out there. Show us what you see.

If it’s honest, you’re likely to be uncomfortable. It’s scary thinking others might turn away from or simply ignore your best truth.

You can’t let that stop you.

Your job is to simply show the world what you see.

Some creations will be crafted better than others. That’s just the nature of creating. Some of my blogs create a firestorm of conversation and excitement. Yet others cost me subscribers and barely register a hiccup in the ever-flowing data stream. That’s the risk I’m willing to take in service to sharing what I see.

I can assure you, though, if what you’re creating is at the edge of your truth, it might be scary, but you’ll definitely serve, inspire, ignite, and delight many of those who are walking close to the edge of theirs.

The need for your voice is growing ever more urgent. If we’re going to evolve humanity to more compelling ways of being, we need people walking close to the edge of their truth.

So … WHAT DO YOU SEE??

**** special thanks to my dear friend, artist James Graca, for his inspiring insight that it’s the artist’s job to simply show the world what she sees.