Lately I have been preoccupied with ideas about how to follow one’s passion; how to feed the creative artist within; and how to do this while still paying the bills.

And this is what it comes down to: fear. And overcoming that fear. Which I haven’t done yet. But I’m finding plenty of tools, quotes, presentations and talks about how to go about it.

From several TED talks that I heard last week, to inspirational quotes both new to me and well-ingrained in my memory, to watching others who seem like everyday people, but are actively facing their fears and allowing their artist within to foster and grow…

These people and their actions are inspiring me to take the leap into my own creative writing life. The life that I think about when I can’t sleep at night. The one that is waiting. The one that I want to be able to live in, before it’s too late.