Carolyn Braden asks "Patterns Anyone?"

I have a friend that has been doing some of the same things as I have been lately.  She's trying to move onto the next step in her life like I am and I just finished sending her an e-mail.  After typing it, it seemed like a blog entry I needed to post here.  Here's an excerpt from the e-mail.  It's about not giving up hope even though it seems the world keeps telling you to.  

"Just hang in there.  It's so hard to wait for something when it is your life that is the matter.  I feel like it's been an eternity that I've been waiting to move onto a more artistic career.  You are right to keep the hope.  It's so hard sometimes and I get so mad every once in a while that a run on the treadmill is the only thing that gets rid of the anger.  It usually does the trick.  I usually only get mad when I've worked so hard on something for a while and then it doesn't go my way.  It makes me feel a little bit like a failure.  I yell that I will give up and the failure must have meant I was supposed to give up.  Then after the anger from the failure feelings pass, I know I didn't fail.  I just remember that it wasn't the right opportunity and hopefully another chance will come again soon.  The hope returns, and then I move onto my next project. This seems to be the pattern for me.  :)  Do you notice a pattern in anything that you are doing in the process of starting your new life?

I read Kelly Cutrone's book recently (the owner of People's Revolution that was on The Hills and The City).  It was such a great read because she described a lot of the things that I've felt or gone through on my "journey".  She said when she got her first big artistic career, it was like finding her tribe.  The tribe of people that kept her motivated and inspired.  People that are just like her and felt just like her.  That was a "whoa!" moment for me. 

Keep me updated on everything career wise." 

I know there are other people out there that feel like they are failing on a daily basis.  Either they just lost their job, have been out of work for a while and can't find another job, or something else in their life just isn't adding up.  I only hope that they realize that they aren't alone.  There are so many people on their last leg of hope out there and must be encouraged to keep on going.  If you know anyone that needs a little hope in their life, please call them or go visit them.  If you let them know that you've seen them struggle and tell them to keep on going because someone will say "yes" to them soon, it will shine a light upon them and give them just that little bit of encouragement they were seeking but didn't know it.  

I have a sparkling snow globe with these characters in it from Hallmark.  My husband gave it to me.  Encouragement gifts are so wonderful!  Give them to your kids too!