Sometimes
it is more important to be quiet and listen. These last few weeks, I had
a lot happening in my life and it seemed like the appropriate thing was
to observe, listen and learn. I haven't done any writing, other than
completing an application to be a Writing Center tutor, answering some
e-mail and transcribing an hour long interview I had done. I was writing
some in my journal, but feeling like my most important and immediate
task was paying attention. As
I explained earlier, as soon as I committed myself to living without
fear, the Universe took my challenge. Suddenly, my quiet existence
became filled with new difficulties, and opportunity.
In the graduate level nonfiction workshop class that I am taking,
we were given a series of assignments that involved making contacts and
doing interviews with people I didn't know that well. This was difficult
for me. Honestly, just the idea, the very thought of it, completely
freaked me out.
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