Hello there,
I often find it more difficult to explain myself to my life-long friends and my
family than to complete strangers. How do I tell them that I am trying myself out on a new project, a project which might
change my life or might end up in a big defeat, but -regardless of the
outcome- a project which encompasses my whole compromise, takes the best
hours of my day and unavoidably carries not only a change in itself already, but -most
important- a big risk? This risk being understood as the decision to invest my time
and energy in this endeavour, substracting this same amount of time and energy from
any other more profitable and "realistic" project which could
guarantee my economical survival. Though I am perfectly capable of sustaining myself at this moment and
taking this risk calmly with a small cushion to fall on, I am nevertheless
exposing myself to the judgement of people I care very much about and who I know, know and judge me quiet well. Without
anything to hold against their pragmatic and preoccupied arguments but a mere
illusion, I prefer to postpone an extravagant out coming till I am able to
fetch a few first results on which to base any further judgements.
The result out of this situation is in some way isolation. Even the few
people who know about this experiment can accompany me only halfway. This is a
new experience. It is difficult to explain to others what I am learning or
experiencing each day, when I myself am not able to grasp every new entry
precisely.
But luckily, entering a new lifestyle comes mostly in hand with entering
a new community. This enhances many positive things: First, I can engage into
conversations without anyone interpreting what I am saying, but just reacting
to what I am actually saying. Maybe these people don't get to know me as a
historical person, ignoring which experiences make me actually say what I say
or think what I think... But they help me to get a new perspective on myself by
getting to know the current me, or at least the part of "me" which is
right now under construction, opening a new terminal... The second most important
thing this new community provides, is a big bunch of like-minded people, with
whom you not only share the same interests and experiences, but who can also
introduce you to this new world and confirm, that you are not completely out of
your mind by trying this out, or at least, that it's a quiet common disease and
there’s nothing to really worry about.
Where did I meet this huge community of equally sick persons? - In
Google plus. Yes, sounds like advertising. I don't care. Different from face
book, Google plus offers the possibility to interconnect with -currently- unknown people on
quiet specific topics. In just one day of research I have gotten to know at
least two groups I will now regularly start joining at their discussions and
training sessions, I learned a lot of new tech tricks (follow link below) on
how to use new media to boost my creativity and I inscribed myself to a
writer's conference taking place in a few hours. This community provides me
with knowledge, comradeship and guidance on my new path. Thank you Google-team
for making this possible in such and efficient way.
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More on Google plus:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115270351257026959175/posts/CLqB7sW1Md4
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