Scratch an Itch or Embrace an Itch
I have a good and sturdy back-scratcher in my drawer, and I use it almost every night before going to bed. I have learned to manipulate it to hit the itchy spots on my back. An itch demands to be dealt with.
I’ve had other itches. I wanted to drum like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, so I practiced, studied and listened to their drum licks.
I had the itch to write for over thirty years, yet all I did for much of that time was scratch the itch a few times. Finally, I decided to embrace that itch. Now, four books and a whole passel of blogs later, I suppose one could say I am a writer.
See the point? We ‘artist types’ ultimately have to embrace the itch, an idea, a proclivity. We have to recognize the knock of a potential call and open the door to whatever that itch has to offer.
Oh, we may not be very good, at first, but with a bit of effort, and practice who knows what might happen?
Got an itch? Perhaps it’s time to embrace it.
(This blog is based on a quote from Seth Godin’s book – What to Do when It’s Your Turn.)
This is my
morning reflection.
P Michael Biggs
Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration
Great analogy, sir.
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