Michael Jackson’s character from the 1978’s cult classic, The Wiz, said it best—success, fame, and fortune, they're all illusions.
You may be frowning right now at this quote and asking, “Be
who wouldn’t want to be successful, famous, and rich? That’s like the American dream!”
Still, they’re illusions when you don’t have that support
system in your corner. Trying to pursue
any endeavor alone is overwhelming. You’re
going to need a good cheerleading section in your corner. Do you have your own handful people shaking
their pom-poms for you?
I can safely say I have at least five people who are in my
corner: my sister, two long-time friends, an aunt, and a good friend from
Facebook. These five individuals have
become my “groupies”, who are willing to help me at any given moment that
involves with promoting and selling my book, sport around my t-shirts, or just
keeping it “real”. These ladies are a
blessing.
Though, the point to this blog is more than cheerleaders
cheering in your corner. It’s when you have
to rely on your number one cheerleader which is, YOU.
I have been driving myself crazy with promoting my short
story collection entitled, UNTIMELY REVELATIONS, working on this blog, and
taking care of my personal life. Everything
but everything came at me like fastballs pitches. I realized something had to give. No, it’s not giving up my writing career. I
have to be either drunk, high, or insane, or really all three to do something
asinine. Nope. I’m taking a
vacation…mental vacation.
What’s a mental vacation?
Since my pockets are too light for a real vacation. I’m taking a break from the craziness of the
internet to rejuvenate my mind. The hot of bed of my creativity is moving in
slow motion. So I’m unwinding mentally by redefining
myself offline. People, believe it or
not, there’s a life outside our computer screens. You know life before there was ever a
Myspace, Facebook, or, Twitter?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking them. As a matter of fact, Facebook and Twitter are
the place to be to promote your work.
It’s just “I” need this, or I’ll lose myself in the process of the
hustling and bustling of author and entrepreneurship. Otherwise, I won’t be any
good for my cheerleaders, this blog, or my writing.
Okay, it’s time for me go and enjoy this week of
tranquility. Before I sign off, I want
to let you know that Tamyara Brown will be contributing to this Friday’s post. She’s
a beast with her erotica. Y’all be sure
to show her some love and to visit and follow her blog (here). Not only she’s talented writer, but has a
beautiful soul.
See ya, pretty people...*Blowing kisses*
Next destination: Sitting on a cabana on a warm beach to
wherever, shaking my pom-poms. I’ll happen...sooner or later. :)
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