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Selling your soul. A cause of depression?

I watched a YouTube broadcast recently by a woman called Erica who claimed that we are all born with our own special gifts. I liked the sound of that. It might be true. I know that I’ve always believed that I was born to write. It’s a passion that’s fuelled me since I was in primary school. And when I look back, my life is a series of stories, charting my pursuit of that passion. I’m still chasing it. Yet that’s where the fun is. Doing what I love, even when it’s not commercially successful, is where the joy is. Being creative, putting words on paper and sharing them seems to resonate with the frequency of my soul. That’s what happiness feels like. Yet it hasn’t always been like that. And I know that following your dreams, pursuing your passions doesn’t always seem practical. Especially when we have those never ending bills to pay. But not doing it is dangerous. Trust me, I know. I made a lot of hasty choices when I was younger. One of them was not listening to my soul. I had an ex