Rewind 9 years, I fancied myself as a bit of an activist.
My interest in social justice was piqued, and as we were living in Central London at the time, Cam and I participated in various protests and direct action campaigns. I started studying International Development and environmental issues, and I felt passionate about making the World a better place. I believed in the power of change. In the the individual. In the collective.
Looking back now, I realise it wasn't just about politics. It was about personal empowerment.
It was about trusting my voice to be heard.
Changes creep in though. Family obligation precipitated a move back to the County, and before we knew it, subsistence living became a priority. We got older. Generally caught up in the machinations of everyday existence. We became tired.
We are being responsible now. Being grown-ups.
I became quiet.
So when I first saw
this workshop, despite the flicker of my earlier dreams, I quickly snuffed it out.
World changing writing was just a luxury I could not afford (both in time and money) to learn.
What did I really have to say, after all? So I reluctantly let it pass me by...
Apparently there's been some
seismic energy shifts in the World of late. I know my personal World has been shifting quite dramatically recently, and I am reaching towards my
mondo beyondo dreams more openly. So maybe it is no coincidence that
this link re-appeared in my life.
A Friday Find indeed,
Pace and Kyeli Smith are offering the
World-Changing Writing Workshop on a
pay what you can afford sale until Saturday, 23 October 2010. Sometimes when there's a blatant signpost from the Universe, you just got to follow it.
* image from World Changing Writing
* link to this fabulous offer was found via Goddess Leonie
