Crawling out of my niche...

Sometimes someone comes into your home, grabs you off the couch, and pulls you out above all else and forces you to look at life, all of life. That happened to me tonight. Life is so big- so big. Yet, we squoosh it and smash it and stomp it until it is little more than a tiny grain of dirt. Why do we do this? Because to look at life for what it is, the size that it truly is, would be to admit our complete lack of power. When we squeeze ourselves into our tiny little comfortable niche in the world and tell ourselves that that's life, we pretend that we are in control. We pretend that we know what's out there. We pretend that we know why things happen. We pretend that we know what to expect, what's coming. But life is huge. Life is powerful. Life can carry you along and then pull you under like a tidal wave. It encompasses everything, everywhere. Yet, here we sit in our little corner of the world and talk of money, fame, and other trivial pursuits.

Tonight I experienced the magic of pure storytelling for storytelling's sake. The kind of storytelling that introduces you to a character that leaves you with a feeling of deja vu. You know you've met it before, but you're not sure where. It's life. Real life. Whole life. You can see it before you, free of the constraints of death and sadness. You float there above it seeing it from afar like a painting on the wall, and all you can do is just cry in amazement.

This evening I sat down for the first time in my new office and worked on my book. I mean I dedicated actual time to it without a deadline. I dug up an outline, torn and water-stained, that I had written two years ago, and revisited it. I am proud of my book. I am passionate about its content. I think it will be helpful, uplifting, and informative. But, after tonight, I realize that I want more. I want to wield that hand- the one that rips people out of their comfort zone, shoves life in their face, and makes them cry. Because it's an amazing feeling to experience the awe of such power.



My words- coming soon to a bookstore near you...