So often I'm asked where I want to take this blog, where will The Hiccups go, where is my writing going to take me, what will become of my latest project or what I like to call, noodle. Of course for a split second, I always tend to feel insecure because truthfully, I'm never certain. We live in a world where every idea should be strategically carried out with the perfect plan. Truthfully, my noodles never start out with a plan. They are driven by passion not by a grand scheme. I don't think about the big picture or if it makes sense, I just jump. For some that means a waste of time, but for me it means trusting that the great big net will eventually appear and carry me to the finish line.
I know that can be hard to do because there is a chance that you'll fail. But what's so bad about failing? We don't die from failure. We learn from failure. And if we don't give ourselves the chance to fail, then we'll never learn. Yet for some reason, we've been taught that failure is bad. If we fail, then that must mean we're not good enough. But what if it means something else? What if failure is simply an indication that you jumped off the wrong cliff? That the net is somewhere else waiting for you. I think that's pretty great. Now you can cross off that cliff.
Now I realize that jumping off cliffs and finding that net means you have to have a whole lot of patience. I've definitely struggled with that. But that patient endurance has helped me realize my true desires, my goals and my priorities. I have become more aware of my path because of the long and sometimes failed roads I've traveled upon. Who knew that theater would lead me to voice overs, that taking a small job in California would uncover my comedic side, that not having enough cash to hire a logo designer would force me to create my own logo designs and start a company, that getting fired from a kids singing tour would lead me to take up children's book writing. I certainly didn't, but I'm pretty happy with the way it has turned out so far.
After all, every noodle will lead you to other noodles. You may fail miserably or you may win big. Either way, trust that the net will appear.......eventually it does.
Now I realize that jumping off cliffs and finding that net means you have to have a whole lot of patience. I've definitely struggled with that. But that patient endurance has helped me realize my true desires, my goals and my priorities. I have become more aware of my path because of the long and sometimes failed roads I've traveled upon. Who knew that theater would lead me to voice overs, that taking a small job in California would uncover my comedic side, that not having enough cash to hire a logo designer would force me to create my own logo designs and start a company, that getting fired from a kids singing tour would lead me to take up children's book writing. I certainly didn't, but I'm pretty happy with the way it has turned out so far.
After all, every noodle will lead you to other noodles. You may fail miserably or you may win big. Either way, trust that the net will appear.......eventually it does.