Know Thyself, Follow Your Dream

Tricia Pimental      @a_movable
Award-Winning Author

                                                         
Have you ever been told something about yourself and been completely stunned? For example, you arrive at work confident you’re a trendsetting fashionista. Later, a stylish colleague gently asks why you basically wear the same outfit—essentially a uniform—every day. That night you retreat to your wardrobe to discover it appears as scintillating as last year’s Tweets.

Something similar happened to me in 2016. My husband and I had been living in Portugal for four years, and we were chatting with an expat at a party. “I detest travel writing,” he said, as he referenced my blog. Flattered that he’d checked me out but taken off guard, I insisted that I posted on a variety of topics. He shrugged and changed the subject, leaving me bewildered.

Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air

Tricia Pimental     @a_movable

Award-Winning Author

“Has your husband read this?”

I had sent Carol, the leader of my former writers’ group in Ocala, Florida, a draft of my latest book for comment. Now living in Portugal, I was still in touch with her by email.

“Sure,” I wrote back confidently. “In fact, he’s formatting it.”