Sometimes you can get really used to shutting out your longing. I did that for a long time. Shut out the fact that I wanted to write. I assumed writing didn't really have a part in what I wanted to do in my business. There was the 'work' and the stuff I really longed to do - the writing. I created that separation, I think, because I thought the writing needed to look a particular way. Like sitting down each day for six or more hours to write, working on a novel or some other significant project. That's what writers do, I would say to myself. The truth is some writers do that. Others don't. What all writers do do, though, is write.

As I've opened myself up to that still present desire to write, I notice I'm happier. I feel better and that is leading me forward, down a path I may not have been able to visualize before.

The same thing can happen for you. As you listen to your longing, stay open and step toward it. You'll be surprised and delighted with whatever shows up along the way.