As If!

I was completing an intake form at a spa I visited yesterday. (Thanks L&D for the gift! It was heavenly…) Normally I can cruise through a form like this in no time. But one question caught my eye.

OCCUPATION: ____________________________

Hmmm…. My typical response? Communications Consultant.

But I paused. Who am I? What energy do I ‘occupy’?

While Communications Consultant sounds sophisticated and accurately describe what I offer in the business world, I longed to scribble down in semi-illegible handwriting “ARTIST”.

“Oh, do you paint?” my choir asked. (p.s. ‘choir’ is the endearing name I’ve given the voices in my head…)

“No,” I replied.

“Then what kind of art?”

What a delicious question…

“I write. I sing. I create works of beauty.”

“As if!” my bass section droned through the base of my neck.

“It’s true,” I smiled, quiet but confidently.
The sopranos piped up, “Oh, we believe you. Now start to act AS IF…”

I got out my pen.

OCCUPATION: Writer. Singer. And may I add, Artist of Life.

photo credit: Randy Son Of Robert

We can only have what we claim for ourselves — what we live and breathe each day. It really doesn’t matter how others see us, our lives become what we imagine for ourselves. Go ahead, look at your reflection. You are stunning!