Message in a bottle

A friend of mine who is a writer named Lizzie Newell was talking in FB about how she seems to be in stasis. waiting for her first sales of her new novel waiting for the op ed piece she was invited to write to come out in the local paper. Another friend called it the message in the bottle feeling.

You get an inspiration, you turn it into a vision, then a plan, then work, then you put it in a bottle and toss it out into the world and hope that someone sees your message, relates to your vision, appreciates your work, and responds favorably.

Sometimes you have to step back a bit and think about other things, the dirty dishes, the neighbor, the  next load of firewood to bring in... Still it lingers in the back of your mind and it is difficult to accept that things will happen sooner or later and you will find out how you message is received.

I do have one thing that help distract me: The next inspiration to become a vision to become a plan...

inspiration: a coaster at my friend's house
the vision: