Because It Must Be Said {My Mulitlayered Post}...
About a month ago {yes, just one month} I had the idea for this course. I was in the shower and the whole kitten caboodle came to me: the course, the material, the photo, the promoting. It was all right there. I hustled through the whole shampoo, wash, shave cycle so I could get out and, dripping wet, I found a paper and pen wrote down as much as I possible could about my vision so that I could put it all together more formally once I was dry and adequately dressed.
Creative ideas and dreams are funny...and you know that when they come to you all pre-packaged that they are somewhat divine and completely meant to be. I grappled over a few details {when to host it, should I charge, where should it be held}...but for the most part, the Creativity Boot Camp was formed in my head, in entirety, before the end of the day. Trust me, I had my doubts, misgivings, and insecurities. Who did I think I was? And {and this is the God's honest truth} if I had not loved the photo/button for the course so completely, I would have talked myself right out of it!
What happened as a result is something that I never would have anticipated. The response was huge! At first, I was just so intimidated: host a fun creative exercises for a few of my friends...no problem...but speak about creativity and guide so many through such a personal journey...I just didn't know if I would live up to anyone's expectations. But the response just kept getting bigger and bigger. And as I began officially writing the course, it all came together so beautifully and I was pumped! People were writing me saying how this would be perfect for them and it would help them through a tough time in their lives or that they really needed a creative push. It all just fueled the burning fire I had for this course!
And now it has begun. And, although I am not ordinarily the weepy type, I have been moved to tears multiple times this week over the heart and soul that people are putting into this, the revelations they are making about themselves, and the impact it's having on their lives. The Creativity Boot Camp has taken on yet a whole other layer. I'm seeing that this course is meaningful to people; that it is helping people. I'm seeing people all over creating, connecting, and embracing what is in their hearts. I'm seeing them reaching out, making friends, and discovering their courage. And I can see so clearly what God had intended for this course that day in the shower. And I'm so glad that I said yes.
I just want to say thank you! Thank you to everyone who is participating in this course, to everyone who has emailed me, to everyone who has commented, to everyone who has said thank you to me, to everyone who is putting their selves out there, and to everyone who is supporting and encouraging the other participants of this course. You have made this a remarkable experience for me and I am so happy to be "coaching" you in this journey...although I think it is really you that are coaching me!
