(For anyone needing the help of a gatekeeper or
for anyone whose soul thinks they can change the world) Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, My name is Courtney. I write a blog about the soul. My posts are daily and respectfully brief. I'm not selling anything. I'm simply providing insights to help people listen to their inner voice and thus harness their greatest untapped potential so they can solve every last one of the world's problems. In short, the world needs my blog. I've regrettably discovered that those following my facebook page don't see most of my posts. This leaves me wondering, "How the hell am I supposed to change the world?" My typical approach would be to trust that Ms. Divine will get my posts in front of whoever is supposed to see them. But yesterday, Ms. Divine says to me, "Lovely thought, but if you really wanna 'increase your organic reach," you gotta talk to Zuck." This morning, I find myself turning to a couple (of the million) social networking gurus on Youtube. They're telling me, "If you don't want to pay Mark, the gatekeeper of all gatekeepers, then you gotta let your 'fans/followers' know if they want to see your once a day posts, they should go to the Days With The Divine Facebook page, click the "following" button, click on the little pencil for notifications and check on 'all posts'." But, I'm not going to do that, nor am I going to tell readers they should subscribe on this website if they'd like to get email notifications. What I'm going to do instead, is listen to Ms. Divine and ask you to give special attention to my facebook page,...so that my posts go viral. Respectfully and Humbly Yours, Courtney A Brown
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For anyone who's ever been distracted by their ego)
It's been one month since I started this blog. I'm finding my days, these notes, and my life move along more seamlessly, when I rise early, exercise, open my heart, avoid thinking too hard, keep things simple, and stay off the internet for the first few hours of the day. The process of writing these posts has been invaluable to me. Yesterday was the first day, I took "off." I needed to. Having a day to refresh makes good sense, but there's more. My recent notes weren't easily falling out of my head, which left me wondering, "How did something so energizing start to feel like a chore?" We can lose motivation when we "have to" do something instead of choosing to, but no one's making me do this. I think there's a more powerful way that a passion and purpose filled act can lead to fatigue and that's when it stops serving the soul and serving others and starts serving the ego - when it becomes fueled by a desire for Facebook likes or the Nobel Prize ...in blogging. If I weren't writing these publicly or didn't have certainty that anyone was reading, would I do this? Would I take the time to explore a thought and see where it takes me, to set a tone for my day and to let the words fall out onto the page for me to read...on things I need help with? Yes,... I would, though doing this publicly has helped me keep my commitment to myself. This won't be the last time I'll have to tell my distracting ego - "I'm sorry, but you weren't invited and I'm going to have to ask you to leave." And, it won't be the last time I'll have to take up a chat with my soul and ask, "Now, why are we doing this?" But, as long as I'm having fun and believe there's benefit, for me and possibly others, then I'll keep this party going. Courtney A Brown To send this note to a friend:
(For anyone trying to get out of their own way.)
Dear Ms. Divine,
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