Creative Space Killer

Yesterday evening I was speaking with my good friend Daymyen.  We were playing some catchup. He had recently moved to NY from Boston.  We began recapping our New Years, relationships, family etc.  The conversation moved to work (as it usually does with all of us).  I recently let go of a great job because I knew that it was keeping me away from some bigger things, for example, my doctorate, and being totally happy.  

Some of my colleagues, friends and family think I'm crazy that I had let go of being an Assistant Dean.  Maybe I am, but being in that role was not my dream; not right now anyways.  After 10 years and 6 institutions I am quite satisfied with what I have accomplished when helping students, working with colleagues and being changed by both former and latter.  I did good work, and after 10 years I want to focus on what I want now.  So after saving some money, I have the time and luxury to do so.  

Now, unemployed,  I guess I'll have a lot of free time.  The positive of insecurity - creativity.  Since leaving my last job I have had a ton of time to investigate the passions that I have been shoving to the side for so long.  Honestly, when it comes to things I want in my own life, I have gotten more done in the past week than I did in the last 4 months.  So when I was relaying this insight to my friend he drops:

 "Creative space isn't so hard to create when you don't have to kill yourself to create it. " - He's totally right.  In the past two weeks I've bought a desk (physical creative space), read a TON, improved important personal relationships etc.  I think parts of my brain have come back from a long vacation.  2013 is looking damn fackin good, and I think it's because I'm not working so hard to make it something it's not.  - Thanks D. Layne, you're the man.  Check out his blog at: http://dlayneperspective.com/ 

Listening to: "Limitless" - Wale ft. Scarface, off the "Folarin" mixtape.
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