Rock Star Writing and Editing

I'm finally ready to start my own writing and editing business: Rock Star Writing and Editing.  I'm thrilled that I now have enough experience to offer quality services through a more professional structure.  Please tell all your friends... and your boss... about my new venture.

Life is getting a bit stale, and I need to bring more variety into the work portion of my life.  Working for myself and choosing a more diverse set of projects promises to bring just that.  I'm searching for something.  I feel very displaced and hungry for an unknown experience.  This new business is one attempt to find a new level of satisfaction. 

It may not be healthy to continually seek the next level in one's life or career.  It's a pretty futile journey.  The human soul is never completely satisfied.  We never reach the apex of achievement, even when we accomplish our most outrageous dreams.  Even though I know these things, I also know that I am a person who rarely feels content.  Although I meditate and seek knowledge and try to base my worth on things other than my accomplishments, I am always reaching.  Instead of denying or suppressing that desire (as I often do), I'm embracing it in this effort to bring a new work element into my life.

Please support me by visiting www.rockstarwriting.wordpress.com.  And tell everyone you know, especially those who regularly hire freelance writers and editors or who have a need for technical or other business writing expertise.

Rock on!

Vocal Rest

I'm putting myself on vocal rest for a couple of days.  A lot has been happening.  I'm singing next Saturday with PIVO, a new jazz group I'm a part of.  Check it out on my Upcoming Gigs page.  Lots of singing lately, and it's time to slow down.

I'm learning to be more content with the less busy times of life.  I have been trained value busyness more than relaxation.  But one isn't better than the other.  I tend to feel restless and anxious when gliding smoothly through life, as though I need to always be tackling a new stretch of whitewater.  I'm pretty sure most people would drown if they paddled down rivers without any breaks from the rapids.  Not appealing. 

I need time to assess my creative endeavors, my relationships, and my work.  The silences are critical to growing a greater understanding of myself, my life, and the world.  It's time to take a step back and enjoy all the gifts I've been given, including those I have done nothing to achieve.  I can sit and be content, enjoying the sun, the cool breeze, or a day without any commitments or duties.  I can give a friend a call or just lay on my living room carpet, thinking and smiling.  Will the world come crashing down?  I think not. 

I've learned that I always eventually get up from a period of rest and pursue something new.  I enjoy achieving goals, and I enjoy rest, too.  The fear that I will sink into idle stagnation is an unfounded lie.  I can and do trust myself more and more each day.  I trust myself to enjoy all the different feelings and parts of life. 

The quiet times are the best times to hear new songs...