Following a Different Path
Clearing
Do not try to save
the whole world
or do anything grandiose.
Instead, create
a clearing
in the dense forest
of your life
and wait there
patiently,
until the song
that is your life
falls into your own cupped hands
and you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know
how to give yourself to this world
so worthy of rescue.
by Martha Postlethwaite
I feel like I was summoned to write. I miss writing. I want to wander on the paths that God first set me on as a small child. Dreaming, imagining, waiting in the clearing for stories to show up. My book club and 4-week poetry group have uncovered how much I miss larking about with words, ideas, art, and conversation. (Thank you, ladies, for your brilliance and invitation to be thoughtful…you know who you are!)
There has not been much writing for many reasons. There is always a reason, right? But, Social Media has been a bear for me and become cumbersome to my heart and creative spirit.
Social Media has become time-consuming and occupies too much of my brain space. Instagram is not a natural fit for who I am. As a result, I have lost my appetite for creating and being still in the wildness of my imagination. I am not honoring the words and images that come in the middle of the night, walking through the woods, talking with friends, or while floating in my pool. Instead, I worry about not having enough content, getting seen, making sure it is out there at the right time of day/week, etc. I’m tired and have made a decision…
I am going to be faithful to what God has propelled me towards all my life: writing. I am “creating a clearing in the dense forest of ‘my’ life.” and waiting for more. I am making a “daring decision to trust my heart.” I have always said that I am not in this for the notoriety, so I am returning to write for myself and my family and to honor God’s calling.
I am indefinitely exiting my Instagram author page to play with my words and thoughts…and to actually write and explore creativity and what my heart holds.
HOWEVER… I AM keeping what I DO love: My monthly blog/newsletter. So, if you do want to keep up with the heartbeat of Hog’s Back Mountain Publishing and little old me, just subscribe and follow along!
(And, of course, you can be thinking about what “daring decision to trust your heart” has been whispering to you in the shadows… What is “waiting for you in the “clearing of the dense forest of your life”? I would love to hear from you!)