Riding the raft

Last week, my sister i group met (www.sisteri.com). We get together every two weeks to support each other on our creative goals. Once a season, one of us shares on our creative pursuit and it was my turn. I shared about my vision for my creative pursuit with Purple Crayon Factory and how it is coming along. As part of the meeting, I shared about how the analogy of river rafting felt important to understanding the cycle of my work and where I'm at in this cycle--you may resonate with it.

In the early part of our meeting, we journaled using the word "river" as our inspiration. As I wrote, I reflected on how my journey with PCF feels similar to riding a raft in a beautiful, exciting river. I noted that at the moment, I feel the excitement (and fear) of being in big rapids. These big rapids are: 1) growing PCF financially and 2) taking big leaps with PCF (hiring an assistant, renting space...). I realized that while I feel very challenged I also feel a strong sense of assurance. Assurance in knowing that I've fortunate to have found my course in this river, to know that this the river I want to be in, experiencing complete flow in this work. And assurance from the abundance of competent "river guides" that I am blessed to have as support for the journey of my "raft" in life. As in river rafting, I cannot sit idly by while the guides navigate the waters for me. I have to be focused, sharp, acting as part of a team, leading/steering when it's my responsibility, listening and following directions when it takes another's expertise when I need my own bolstered. While I'm in the midst of these rapids, I have faith that in the river ahead, these rapids will quiet and there will be periods of tranquility alternating with churning waters. There's no turning back, I wanted to travel this river and we're doing it--and having an exciting time with it!

Entering the world of blog

My Virtual Assistant, Jean suggested we start a blog. So here we are, new to this concept and ready to learn. Having a virtual assistant has been incredibly helpful for our business. We hired Jean last fall. Things that I thought were a pipe dream or years away are already happening. She has saved me over a $1000 by setting up an automatic subscriber service for our newsletter and being available each month to keep our website fresh. I could go on an on about why I'm glad we hired a V.A., as they're called. Jean's website is www.vaofficesolution.com. She has a listing on their of reasons to hire a V.A. She's currently not accepting new clients but she has links to other V.A. sites that would help you connect with one.