Writing as Therapy?
Creative writing has always been a means for addressing problems, identifying solutions, help deal with grief or provide a juicy story for sharing. Since I’m not a therapist, I can only speak from my experience with clients who are in therapy. With therapy, the healing takes a long time, usually is accompanied with pharmaceutical drugs and issues are not quickly resolved. Comments like: “let’s cover that next time” are frequently heard. Creative writing seems to get deep into the matter, quickly, more quickly than therapy, or so it seems.
Writing Coaches dig deep into the soul with questions that stop you dead in your tracks. Questions like – Mirroring Relationships; dialogue with pain; anger directed at yourself, etc. Call it what you want, writing is the means to creating what you really want in life by helping you deal with the pain of not having it so far. Art comes in as a close second for healing. Though many of us are not artists nor consider our stick figures something to hang in a museum. But those stick figures still hang in our hearts waiting to be coaxed onto the page to create a visual scene of something your heart is quietly mourning – because you continue to stuff feelings, guilt, anger and more.
Writing gets the words on the page, begins to heal your psyche and eventually your soul. Writing takes work. The work is a walk in nature, a chance to think, ponder and in the moment, put your thoughts on paper. Notice I said, writing takes work. It doesn’t take time, although that is the excuse I often hear… “I don’t have time to write.” But we do have time to watch TV, play video games, work overtime or waste time worrying.
The article posted in the New York Times Magazine, March 25, 2012 certainly talks about a trend that has been quietly taking a lead for quite some time. Creative writing as a healing tool! As a means of therapy – creative writing heals those wounds deep in our souls. The wounds that make us sad, in pain, angry and feeling unloved. Journaling can even be included as part of this “creative writing therapy” process.
Let’s look at an example: you have a problem with someone at work. You feel there is jealousy and undermining going on sabotaging your position. Hmmmmmm! I picked an interesting example for you. The writing exercises for this one might include:
* Describe the mirror in all of the relationships at work and life;
* What makes you angry about this situation?
* Why do you feel there is undermining going on?
* What are you doing to contribute to the problem?
* What can you do to create more harmonious relationships at work?
* What are you doing to love and accept yourself and others in the process?
* What does your inner child say to the other inner children in the office?
Wow! Now there are some interesting questions that creative writing can generate as an unexpected fiction story of children at play; or an opportunity for you to address what is going on within you, and the wounds it opens up from earlier times in your life. These are just a few examples of how to resolve the issue at work.
The journey is a long one since we all know we eventually get to the destination. Yet, along the path, we encounter obstacles that we create – whether we want to believe that or not. And when we see those obstacles, we learn through creative writing how to turn those obstacles into opportunities for personal, professional and spiritual growth.
Don’t want to do therapy? Then write. If you are in therapy, and your therapist tells you to journal everyday… then write! If you would prefer some guidance along the path… then ask for help via your writing! Asking for help is really a sign of strength. Yet asking for help has been interpreted as a sign of weakness by society, churches and even some employers.
Do you feel safer writing in a group? Groups come together with a common goal to love and support one another without judgment as each individual gets their words down on the page. Sharing is optional. Fixing the problem or fixing you is not the group’s goal. The group is merely there to love and support you along your journey. Occasionally, one or more in the group may want to work one-on-one with the writing coach to bring issues to the surface and help clear the way for a more fulfilling life.
Prefer to write independently? Staying on task with daily writing can be a challenge. The book, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron is an excellent source to use for independent writing and healing. Yet, many cannot finish the book on their own because of the issues it digs up. Writing coaches help keep you on task with turning the challenge into daily writing exercises steering you into your direction of choice. Meanwhile, helping you bring to the surface deep issues for clearing so your life can be more full and complete.
So, writing as therapy? You be the judge. My years of writing solutions to problems, building self esteem, identifying feelings vs. emptiness; dialoguing with pain; and more have taken me on some pretty interesting journeys. Along the way I have met some very interesting people, changed my thoughts, learned how to love and continue to grow – personally, professionally and spiritually. I’m not a therapist, though I have coached people for 20+ years on issues of careers, life and business. Funny, I always incorporated some type of writing in the assignments for my clients. Now, my creative writing workshops offer a variety of opportunities for you to grow, bring your inner child out to play and create a path for a journey of fulfillment.
Consider taking one of my creative writing workshops – to play or go deep. Some workshops offer fun, light exercises to skim the surface and let your inner child play in a safe environment. Other workshops of mine offer insightful exercises to get at the heart of issues deep inside – buried so deep you probably forgot they are there. Ongoing coaching using writing as the model, helps us work together on specific issues, while you use creative writing to bring to the surface solutions for you to heal and grow.
Take a few minutes to reflect on this page and wonder how my creative writing classes and individual coaching will offer you a chance to see the brighter side of life, have more love for yourself and others, and begin to heal those old wounds buried deep inside – wounds that surface when you are least expecting, and sabotage even the best laid plans.
If you’re not ready to take this journey, you may know of someone who is. So, please feel free to pass along my info to anyone you feel might benefit from my creative writing classes or individual coaching. Wishing you the best in your creative writing endeavors.
Warmest Regards,
In the Spirit of Love and Light,
Rosemary Augustine ~ Artist, Author and Coach
If the New York Times link doesn’t take you directly to the article, please google the following: New York Times March 25, 2012 article on creative writing and select the listing that says: Why talk therapy is on the wane… Note: Repeated attempts will request you to log in at the New York Times website and not take you directly to the article.
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Leap Year Day – 2012
This year we celebrate Leap Year… with an additional day in February. Since it only comes around once every 4 years, I thought I would suggest making it a special day – a Special Leap Day! Instead of doing the same ole, same ole… why not use the day as a bonus day, setting aside some time for yourself, letting your inner child have a day filled with fun, play and plenty of leaping goodness. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
1. Call off sick.
2. Sleep in.
3. Plan a vacation or personal day and use it.
4. Just shut off – the TV, the internet and the phone just for the day (and shut out reading the paper too).
5. Call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a long time.
6. Visit an elderly person and bring them ice cream.
7. Eat ice cream – so who cares if it’s February, pretend it’s July!
8. Lunch at a Café and listen and observe others around you.
9. Take a long walk … or take a hike.
10. Cook up something special – something you don’t eat often.
11. Visit a toy store and find your favorite childhood toy.
12. Meditate about your life and your future.
13. Sing, dance and/or be silly for at least an hour … or all day.
14. Tell someone you love them.
15. Walk the dog and be in the moment with your pet.
16. Go green today… eat, drink and live with the environment in mind.
17. Walk or take the bus to work.
18. Clean out some clutter and make room for new things.
19. Read a favorite childhood story to yourself.
20. Journal your thoughts, goals and timelines for completing them.
21. Wear something that is colorful and stands out.
22. Work through any fear… Suggest reading “Fear of Transformation.” (ask me for a copy)
23. Sit quietly and be still for 20 minutes – set a timer.
24. Photograph the day of the world being ordinary on such a special day.
25. Recycle all that you use today.
26. Pray for yourself…your family… your friends … the earth… and the world today.
27. Be kind to yourself and others.
28. Be grateful for being alive to experience the day.
29. Just Do It! Do all the things I suggest or wait another 4 years for the day to repeat.
So there you have it… 29 things to do on Leap Year Day 2012. Better yet, why not do these things everyday not just on a day that happens once every 4 years.
Leap forward today. Happy Leap Year Day!
Warmest Leap Year Day Regards,
Rosemary Augustine ~ Artist & Author
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Valentine’s Day Greeting
A Different Kind of Love on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a much dreaded time of year for singles. Or, you can take a different approach and look at it as a special time to show love – in a very different way.
For the last 35+ years I have been single. And for the first 10 years, I yearned for someone to show up and make Valentine’s Day special with love, flowers and chocolates. Then one year, I had an idea. I had just gotten a beautiful 8 month old kitty named Byron. He was a beautiful long haired tuxedo cat and a personality to go with his looks. He was very photogenic, so, I decided to take one of his pictures and mount it on a greeting card with a little “love” saying and sent it off to all my friends – who were also single and longing for the day to be filled with love, flowers and chocolates. So the tradition began 25 years ago – making Valentine Cards for all the people in my life that gave me love over the year.
With a picture of your pet (or someone else’s) and a clever saying “I’ll always be true to you” goes a long way in extending love to someone. When Byron passed in 2003, my other kitty Maxx stepped in for a few years, and now Ziggy and Zack extend the Augustine Love Tradition.
One year, while stranded in a snowstorm, and waiting for the storm to lift, I designed my Valentine Cards using hearts in an art journal format – which I later pasted onto a blank card and sent off in time for the Love Day. The greeting varied based on who I was sending it to. However, most of them had something written around the heart saying: “Wishing you Valentine greetings with love, hugs and a bunch of kitty kisses, wet noses, fur balls and litter paws… Hearts and Hugs for you! Happy Valentine’s Day!”
Now, some of my single friends have dogs, cats, birds and a few have no pets at all. Each has thoroughly enjoyed my Valentine Greetings and look forward to it each year.
However, for a twist on this idea, you can send a valentine greeting to your friend’s dog (or cat) from your pet. I’ve done this too and it gets a rousing applause every time. However, if you are not so artistically inclined, there are many cute cards to purchase both in stores and online.
So, forget all the wasted energy yearning for a Valentine who isn’t in your life – yet! Go buy yourself flowers and chocolates! And, consider sending a card to your closest friends extending the greeting of love from your own unconditional love bug – your pet. It’s guaranteed to enchant even the most committed single and in the process give a lot of love back to you.
Happy Valentine’s Day My Friends!
Love and Hugs Today and Always,
Rosemary
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What’s Your Excuse?
What’s Your Excuse?
As January 31st approaches within hours, are you sticking with your New Year’s Resolutions or did you already stop because of some excuse? What did you want to start in 2012? And why, after 30 days have you stopped?
Here’s a question that is often asked by coaches, counselors and facilitators working with individuals in various forms of healing: “What’s holding you back?” Time? Money? Family? Work? Unable to make a commitment? Not Interested? It just doesn’t work for me at this time…? Or, is there another excuse?
All of these are certainly excuses… even valid excuses nonetheless… or are they? So maybe the word excuse is not appropriate? Here is an interesting (and somewhat creative) take on having an excuse but dancing around it and calling it something else. Well, it’s still an excuse!
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Reason – we always find a reason to say no.
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Justification – usually we have to justify our excuse.
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Explanation – we usually have an explanation convincing others of our excuse.
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Pretext – just another word for excuse.
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Defense – usually meaning resistance when it comes to an excuse.
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Apology – we are always apologizing for our excuses.
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Plea we may even plea with you to accept our excuse.
Oh, but the best excuse I get is… “I have too much on my plate.” Of which then, we then find a reason, justify it, explain it away, defending it while apologizing why we can’t, and offer a convincing plea for the future.
OK… so let’s take a look at what this really means? Oh, here I go analyzing again.
On December 31st, I offered a creative exercise on my Blog asking what would you like more of in 2012. My example that I chose for me was more SPACE. Room to grow, expand and spread my wings (so to speak). What was your response to that request? And, are you giving yourself more of what you asked for?
More time, money, space, love, joy, creativity, etc., are within your reach. All you have to do is reach out. The secret however, is to reach out for yourself. Give yourself a gift of love, joy, time, money, space… etc. , to unblock all that is holding you back. You may find something as simple as daily journaling helps you succeed as long as you keep at it on a regular basis. Some may need more discipline with help from a professional to keep them on the straight and narrow path to success.
Whatever your thoughts were when you read my December 31st Blog, carve time for yourself in your busy schedule to accomplish your desire. Remember, small blocks of time work just as well and even better than trying to carve out huge blocks of time that seem overwhelming to take out of your busy day. Give yourself the gift of time – 15 minutes a day to start – to sit quietly, ponder life, meditate, breathe, journal, write, sing, dance, play, paint, nap or whatever else comes to mind – just for you – for those 15 minutes. Ideally, you eventually want an hour – which is really only 4-15 minute segments each day. Work up to the 4… meanwhile, take 15 minutes tomorrow – to get lost in your thoughts over a cup of coffee in a quiet spot at work or home.
Now, if you really can’t take 15 minutes out of your day for yourself, then, you need to reconsider what you are really doing that has you so consumed. And, if that consumption is really helping you live your dreams.
Meanwhile, just a reminder that The Artist’s Way starts this week. Tuesday night, January 31st at 6:30 pm at Panera Bread in the Gateway Shopping Center. Thursday night at 7pm for my private CSL Group. Give yourself a gift of life – your life – a creative life that is filled with love and more for 2012 by participating in The Artist’s Way. The Artist’s Way will take more than 15 minutes a day. And, it is oh so worth it.
I’ve had a few requests for private groups – 4-5 people at a host home. So, if you are shy and want to do The Artist’s Way or another one of my creative workshops with your friends at your home, please give me a call. I would also consider the Teleclass for my out-of-town readers and would need at least 5-6 people for the Teleclass to be supportive to the other attendees on the call. Let me know if you might want to do a home group or over the phone for my long-distance readers.
Farewell to the warmest January I’ve experienced in many years in the Northeast!
In the Spirit of Love and Light,
Warmest Regards,
Rosemary Augustine – Author
A New Year and A New Life!
As we begin the stretch to the second half of January, often we are caught up in the muck of post holiday blues including money, people and stuff! Yet, I hear from many, “I don’t know what to write about every morning.” Here are some wonderful things to consider as prompts for your journaling during the month of January:
What Were Some Lessons Learned in 2011 -
What worked; and what didn’t work in 2011?
What brought you joy?
What mistakes come to mind that you don’t want to repeat?
Recognize That People That Matter –
Who has enriched your life in 2011?
How can you connect more often with the people that matter to you?
Take a fantasy train trip – who would you include and who would you like to meet on that journey?
What About Some Books to Devour –
Devote a special page(s), or its own journal, of books / titles / authors you want to read this year. Head to the library or download an ebook and start reading!
Try Being Your Goals –
Goals focus on achieving and acquiring… so, focus on the person you want to be and the having and doing will take care of itself.
Definitely Do More with Less –
Sort out all the stuff… and focus on what really matters most – to you!
Things to Discard or Abandon –
Fill your life with things, activities and people who fit in with your 2012 version of you! Surprisingly, de-cluttering enriches your life.
Explore and Adventures –
What (places) do you wish to explore and experience this year? Write about it - often…. Then make plans and act on those plans.
Every 90 Days –
Divide your year into quarters and identify a few high priorities for each quarter. Focus on the 90 Days in front of you. Work toward completing those high priorities designated for the current 90 days… Remember to immerse yourself… don’t just dabble. Let each 90 Day period have your complete focus. Review at the end of each 90 Days and move onto the next 90 Day period.
As always, I enjoy creating this information for you and me… since I journal on these things as well. Enjoy January, it has lots to offer… more than just a bleak day with grey skies. It’s a month of new beginnings!
In the Spirit of Love and Light,
Warmest Regards,
Rosemary Augustine
Year End Journal Exercise
2011 is quickly coming to a close. Take a few minutes – if you haven’t already – to journal on these 5 things before year end:
*Review the year by listing all your accomplishments for 2011 – even the small ones.
*Identify unhealthy thoughts / relationships / habits and release and leave them behind with 2011.
*Give Thanks for 2011 and all that happened … or didn’t happen.
*Make a list for 2012 of the things you would like to do or get done in 2012 (and not all in the first month). Be specific.
*And, wrap up with just one word. This is an exercise I use in my Journaling Circles: “If there is one thing you would like to have more of (in 2012) – in just one word – what would it be? Write that word in your journal in large letters on the page (fill the page with the one word). Now, write along each line of the letters what you would do if you received your wish. When done, color the word and page. Here’s a sample done in my last Journaling Circles:
This small list is great for you personally, your career, your home, family, you and your spouse. It’s a short list to discuss /write about / journal on / ponder / wonder / and agree that it’s valuable to do before midnight on December 31st.
Wishing you a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! I look forward to 2012 and more writings for you!!!!
Warmest Regards and Loving Light,
Rosemary Augustine
A New Year Solution
- Your Christmas Angel
Wow! 2011 is just about over. And, as we approach 2012, I can’t help but wonder… are you ready? “Ready for what,” you ask? Ready for incorporating MORE into your life.
Strip away the unwanted craziness .. the must have toys… the ‘deep in the muck’ stress… ongoing (family or life) drama… to a new world. Make 2012 your year to sing, dance, write or paint – literally and/or figuratively .
If you want MORE creativity… MORE ideas … MORE direction… MORE clarity… MORE focus… MORE than just the day–to-day crazy corporate bull crap…you want MORE of something that you feel isn’t within your reach? If your future is about incorporating MORE of doing what you love because it’s time to do so, then jump off that corporate ship – that will never make it to the dock – and recognize it’s time to create your own world of work. There is so much crazy talk about the world coming to an end? Wouldn’t you be sorry that you didn’t live the life you wanted – really wanted – when you realize you are at the end of your road?
Changes are happening in the world of work, changes that affect the way we work, the way we look for work and the way we view work. Once you realize that full time jobs are becoming a lost commodity – also realize that people ARE still working – just differently. What do you need to do to be part of this new world of work? The answer is a BIGGER Question! And, that BIGGER Question is: Where do you want to be in 2012? What do you keep putting off until times are better?
What would you like MORE of? … Something to journal on these last days of 2011.
Meanwhile, my thoughts are on knowing that I’m doing what I came here to do – by helping you figure out how to do what you came here to do. Your New Year’s Resolutions can easily consist of A New Year Solution! Will your journal pages will be filled with solutions rather than resolutions? … It’s up to you. Now or sometime before your world comes to an end. If you need help in defining this MORE, just let me know. As the solution is simple!
Wishing you the best this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and All Those Other December Holidays…
Warmest Regards,
Rosemary Augustine – Artist & Author
What’s In A Number?
Today is 11-11-11, it is interesting to see when you write it. So I did a little internet research and found the following… Thank You Laura!
11-11-11 What Does it Mean? By Laura Ginn
From www.ReadingsbyLaura.net/blog.html posted 8/31/11
There is a lot of talk these days on the end of days. I remember when I was just a child back in the 60’s there was a lot of talk predicting a time of apocalypse. At that young age, I thought I might make it to middle age, but probably the world would end way before 2000. It was just recently that a leader of a religious sect predicted a date that change would occur. But alas, the date came and went and many of the followers of this leader were greatly disappointed. For many of us, new dates have appeared, but instead of gloom and doom, an expectation of excitement and vibrations of harmony. One such date is 11-11-11.
So what does it mean? 11:11 is subjective to the interpreter and the interpretation. So in other words, your interpretation is the one that matters! So if you are not sure what it means to you, here are just a few ideas, and how it can affect the inner you.
Gateway or Portal: 11:11 is the doorway between worlds – between the 3rd dimensional and the 5th dimensional worlds.
Awareness: 11:11 A raising or lifting of awareness.
Angels and Spirit Guides: 11:11 A time of connection to your personal angels and guides.
Balance: 11:11 A time for your life to gain balance or become more balanced.
Binary DNA Code: 11:11 A time of release of dormant DNA. Our brains are like a computer which relies on binary codes of 1’s and 0’s
Digital Time Code: 11:11 This time code unlocks your DNA and opens the mind to seeing these numbers and re-remembering the importance of 11-11.
DNA Activation: 11:11 The number 11 represents twin strands of DNA, and this represents DNA activation or upgrade.
Oneness: 11:11 The sequential sequence of this stands for Oneness with God, Oneness of man, Oneness of force, oneness of time, oneness of purpose, oneness in all things.
Global Consciousness: 11:11 A connection with all the universe and again a oneness of all matter on this earth and beyond.
For myself , the day will be a time to reflect and increase my vibration by practicing unconditional love, meditation, and gratitude. But until the date comes, I welcome my angels and spirit guides to assist me with balance, DNA activation, global consciousness and much more. Let each one of us take the magic of 11:11 in this moment and one person at a time heal the planet.
Numbers encourage observation skills, something we often overlook. However, with enhanced observation skills, we become more aware of our surroundings at any given moment – heighten awareness as I like to call it. How important are observation skills? Ever notice what a co-worker wore yesterday? The color of a car that pulled up next to you at a traffic light? Or the color tie of a TV announcer? Observation skills go beyond seeing what is right in front of you. It is really seeing – more. If you sit and stare at a lamp shade (you may not see anything but the lamp shade – initially, but in time, you will notice the folds of the shade, specks of dust or the way the light extends from the lit lamp. Observation skills add a varied dimension to life beyond our daily routine and opens up a whole new avenue to explore.
Tomorrow, when you are searching for your car in the parking lot, notice the other cars and the color of the cars. Are there any cars that are red or yellow? Any colors that stand out from the other cars parked row by row? If you look, really look at something, you will see more than what meets the eye. It takes practice, but with practice, guaranteed you will see a red car and say “wow, there goes a red car.”
As silly as this sounds, start looking and see more… you just might find more than you expected – in numbers and in life. May the spirit of love and light fill you on 11-11-11
Warmest Regards,
Rosemary Augustine
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59 Days til Christmas
The days are counting down to that time of year
Thoughts of buying gifts for those that are dear
You’re spinning your wheels and dizzy in your head
So you retreat and have a cup of coffee instead.
Where to buy? What to buy? Oh me! Oh my!
Then you consider Etsy and have a big sigh!
Etsy has handcrafted gifts by artists and craftsman
Living here and from Maine to Alaska
Neatly displayed and some with bows
Even yours truly has a shop called RAStudios.
Make your list and check it twice
Then put out the cat and check for mice
Give me call or send me a note
And I will fill your order as long as it’s not for a boat.
My shop has jewelry, note cards, even bookmarks too
For gifts and stocking stuffers, a surprise for who?
For grandmom, mother, sister or brother
Friends, neighbors and so many others
RAStudios is your place to shop this holiday season
And a chance to give for no special reason
Surprise your friends, your family, yourself
And let me be your Christmas elf!
Rosemary Augustine – 610.647.8863
Art ~ Beads ~ Journals
Note Cards, Bookmarks, Hand-crafted Journals and One-of-a-Kind Jewelry Items
Custom orders ~ Special Requests ~ Free Shipping through December 15th
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Creativity and Tenure Lives On With This Entrepreneur!
By Rosemary Augustine
An interesting thing happened Saturday night. I attended a Service Award ceremony with a family friend who had been with her company 30 years! The evening was filled with exceptional food and drinks at a local and very posh country club. The award ceremony was for employees reaching 5-year marks of service: 5 years; 10 years; 15 years; 20 years; 25 years; 30 years; 35 years; 40 years; 45 years and one person at 50 years of service. These were line personnel in scientific glassware manufacturing in Southern New Jersey. I was happy for my friend who not only received a gift of her choice (a healthy dollar amount to use from an upper-end catalog), but a nice certificate of appreciation, a hand shake, her picture taken and this fabulous dinner with 250-300 other co-workers, managers and guests.
I asked my friend about her company, since with so much doom and gloom about companies going under, closing and laying off employees, this company is thriving. The company is Gerresheimer (www.Gerresheimer.com) and is a thriving international manufacturing company with plants in Millville and Vineland, NJ, and 42 other locations around the world. “The benefits are great!” she said, “With Health Insurance and a 401K with a matching employer contribution, vacation, employee training, and team support.” “And,” I chimed in, “dedicated employees who have lots of tenure.”
So, as I sat digesting my delicious dinner and watching the awards ceremony, I became sad thinking how I never worked for any company longer than 3-5 years (and with many more jobs in the 2-3 year mark). I was saddened by the loss of perceived income and missed the camaraderie, the lunch room breaks and the posting of your vacation week so there was no overlap with another co-worker out at the same time. I soon became distracted from my thoughts, because it was time for my friend to receive her award, and I was suddenly busy taking pictures.
However, on my 60-mile drive home, I had an epiphany… “You’re an entrepreneur, Rosemary! You’ve owned your own company since 1991 – sometimes full time and other times running it part time. But you have health insurance, a 401K equivalent; generous time off; and lots of perks – including financial. Along with lots of exciting marketing projects, product launches, business brainstorming with colleagues, and a virtual water cooler whenever I wanted.” I continued to blurt out driving along a country road to get to the bridge crossing the Delaware River… “You left a job that although I had an office, you had no windows. Now, you work from a home office with the computer facing a wall of windows overlooking a grassy knoll with evergreen trees, walking paths and benches (of which I have painted and photographed the view many times)”…. “So,” I continued, “go home young lady, and print yourself a Certificate of Appreciation for 20 years of service! Who says you haven’t worked for a company for 20 years? If you’ve own a small business for the last 20 years, it’s still a company… and 20 years!”
With a sigh of relief, I recognized a difference. That difference is… I love what I do, I’ll never be laid off; and if something isn’t working, I decide to change it and maybe even change it the next day!” So…. To ALL the entrepreneurs out there… whether you are a newbie or a 20-year vet like me who has realized the importance of being your own boss… WE MATTER! We provide a service, or offer products… and some of us offer both. WE make the decisions. We MAKE a difference because we ARE entrepreneurs, and WE decide when we want a raise or additional benefits. I knew this long ago and forgot it when I went back into the workforce and ran my business part time. If you are truly an entrepreneur, how quickly you are down trodden, stifled and zapped of all creativity working for someone else.
So here is my certificate for 20 years of Outstanding Service as the President and CEO of my own company. The certificate says “We couldn’t do it without you.” Damn right! Here’s to 20 more years of service and the best is yet to come!
PS… If you are wondering who is Zachary Austin, Chief Operating Officer, he’s one of my feline partners who right now is sleeping on the wicker chair planning our next product launch! My other feline partner, Ziggy Stardust happens to be keeping my feet warm under my desk.
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