So so many things I can’t or am not inclined to do :-) But this - the recreation of stories that others can experience directly (as opposed to passively being “told”) has been my passion for many years now. The challenge is to help people understand how virtual and physical spaces intersect and what each can gain from the other. If I could, I would spend all my time writing, building, filming and immersing folks in these stories. I am SO happy when I am creating and sharing them.
It used to really bother me that so few were interested and so few got a chance to experience what I’d created. I also spent 10 unhappy years trying to make a living doing this kind of work. I’ve finally decided that I can’t make decisions about what I’ll build or what stories I’ll share based on money. The money either will or won’t be there. I will create what feels right, write about it, and keep sharing as I can. That’s the little piece of light I can bring to the world.
In sharp contrast to this work is a job I just turned down that paid well but would have involved writing about financial audits and compliance for a bank. I came very close to taking it because of the money - because a part of me was still insisting that I had to do mind numbing work to survive. But every time I started to fill out the forms (fingerprints and drug tests among other things) I felt physically sick. I just couldn’t do it. I felt like I would be signing a death sentence. Finally, in tears, I said, “no.”
The relief was immediate. I still don’t know what work I will get, but at least I have not betrayed myself :-)
P.S. I am equally in awe of you and your willingness and ability to reinvent yourself and your brand. Now a live, on the air broadcast?! You are fearless. I can’t wait!
Thank you for seeing me and being such a champion of my work E. Jean. Hugs!
Mother Theresa worked day in and day out building a new world with NO MONEY, and with the church resisting her around the clock------and yet, finally the world saw what she had made, Jena!
Yes but I am not she and have no desire to follow in her footsteps. Money is necessary to survive. I turned down the bank. What’s next? I am intending a warm and welcoming position in which I am not slotted into a box and get to make a difference - with a handsome salary of course.
My Gawd in Heaven, Jena! Is there nothing you can't do! I am beyond admiration!!!!!
So so many things I can’t or am not inclined to do :-) But this - the recreation of stories that others can experience directly (as opposed to passively being “told”) has been my passion for many years now. The challenge is to help people understand how virtual and physical spaces intersect and what each can gain from the other. If I could, I would spend all my time writing, building, filming and immersing folks in these stories. I am SO happy when I am creating and sharing them.
It used to really bother me that so few were interested and so few got a chance to experience what I’d created. I also spent 10 unhappy years trying to make a living doing this kind of work. I’ve finally decided that I can’t make decisions about what I’ll build or what stories I’ll share based on money. The money either will or won’t be there. I will create what feels right, write about it, and keep sharing as I can. That’s the little piece of light I can bring to the world.
In sharp contrast to this work is a job I just turned down that paid well but would have involved writing about financial audits and compliance for a bank. I came very close to taking it because of the money - because a part of me was still insisting that I had to do mind numbing work to survive. But every time I started to fill out the forms (fingerprints and drug tests among other things) I felt physically sick. I just couldn’t do it. I felt like I would be signing a death sentence. Finally, in tears, I said, “no.”
The relief was immediate. I still don’t know what work I will get, but at least I have not betrayed myself :-)
P.S. I am equally in awe of you and your willingness and ability to reinvent yourself and your brand. Now a live, on the air broadcast?! You are fearless. I can’t wait!
Thank you for seeing me and being such a champion of my work E. Jean. Hugs!
Mother Theresa worked day in and day out building a new world with NO MONEY, and with the church resisting her around the clock------and yet, finally the world saw what she had made, Jena!
Yes but I am not she and have no desire to follow in her footsteps. Money is necessary to survive. I turned down the bank. What’s next? I am intending a warm and welcoming position in which I am not slotted into a box and get to make a difference - with a handsome salary of course.