Calabash Continued

I read at Calabash this past weekend. For two minutes, I had the stage, sharing my words from “Free and Laughing”. It was amazing experience, standing there with the beautiful Calabash Bay in the background, the soft sea breeze gently fluttering the tail of my skirt. Every now and then I would glance at the sea that was the audience, to see eyes transfixed and focused on my every word. It was a beautiful two minutes, two minutes that were a lifetime, so perfect were they. How interesting, I mused, that last year my being a published author was still an idea germinating on my New Year intention list! The thought of my reading at Calabash this year, or ever, had not yet been born.

My friends asked me after the reading “What next?” I told them I didn’t know. For in not knowing, I open myself to infinite possibilities, to un-thought-of, unseen, unheard-of options and yet-to-be-revealed opportunities . When I don’t know, then I am free to be in the moment. I am free to anything that comes up in the next moment!

So, what do I know? Am I living my life in an endless moment of not knowing anything? Does that lead to waywardness, insecurity, indecision? Not at all. For this I do know – I am passionate about living my life in the moment, in a free and laughing way, and I am committed to sharing this way of being with others. How that will unfold – I don’t know. I leave that to the moment.