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Old 12-10-2007, 10:10 AM
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Old 12-10-2007, 01:08 PM
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I agree about 'the universe' sending help when you need it. I want to make a living out of writing books, but it takes me well over a year to write even a rough draft. At that rate, assuming I don't have a future Harry Potter on my hands, I wouldn't be swimming in royalties and advance checks anytime soon. Also, I was frustrated, because once I have a story in my head, I want it out and on paper NOW. Could at least my rough draft be done faster and still... well, not suck too much? I wondered about this while aimlessly surfing the web, and somehow stumbled on this site: National Novel Writing Month.

Coïncidence? I don't believe so.
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Old 12-10-2007, 01:48 PM
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This is all well and good for those who know their purpose...but in the exercise in The Path to Purpose, I don't know the answer to the first two questions and the answer to the second two is "nothing" and "nothing."
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Old 12-10-2007, 02:39 PM
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Bliss, dig deeper. Sometimes there is a deep fear preventing you from admitting something to yourself. A lot of people automatically decide they don't want to do something simply because they think they can't.

Connect with your heart and ask it what it wants to express.
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This is just what I needed to see. You must be psychic or something
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Bliss, dig deeper. Sometimes there is a deep fear preventing you from admitting something to yourself. A lot of people automatically decide they don't want to do something simply because they think they can't.

Connect with your heart and ask it what it wants to express.
A fear, true. I'm a bit afraid to look into it at the moment, or if it would do any good at this time...I used to want things and I had plans, but things happen and change and turn upside-down and now...I mean, I sort of feel like I just fell out of a washing machine in the middle of the spin cycle.
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I agree about 'the universe' sending help when you need it. I want to make a living out of writing books, but it takes me well over a year to write even a rough draft. At that rate, assuming I don't have a future Harry Potter on my hands, I wouldn't be swimming in royalties and advance checks anytime soon. Also, I was frustrated, because once I have a story in my head, I want it out and on paper NOW. Could at least my rough draft be done faster and still... well, not suck too much? I wondered about this while aimlessly surfing the web, and somehow stumbled on this site: National Novel Writing Month.

Coïncidence? I don't believe so.
The universe decided to help me speed up my writing some more My dad just called me to his computer: he has ran into a program that can learn you to type with ten fingers and asked if I wanted him to download it for me while he was at it. He thought I might be interested.

Seeing as I currently type with only my indexfingers, this should help my writing nicely.
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I was thinking about what you wrote in your blog about my life's purpose and decided my purpose is to bring joy to everything I do and all I meet in my life. Even though somedays I don't like my job, I know I am in the right place for me since I have been able to help a few of the people I work with during sad times of their lives. My guides have been hinting that I am to write a book about life being about joy but I haven't really sat down to write it yet.

Would you believe I got Chinese food today for lunch (a very rare occurence)and my fortune cookie said "You will soon bring joy to someone!"

Silly guides! I get the message!
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cool! I love it when that happens.
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Great post Erin, it was very enlightening!
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Hey Erin,

You (and Steve) seem to suggest that medium is malleable but you also mention that some people have an optimal medium.

I'm curious to know if you know a method to find your optimal medium?

Thank You.

The Medium Vs the Message

The Medium and the Message
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Good question actually. I decided to answer in a new blog entry so everyone can benefit:

How To Find Your Optimal Medium
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