In the mornings, I often work from my bedroom. Sometimes, I play podcasts or music in the background. I was listening to “In Class with Carr”, a conversation between Karen Hunter and Dr. Greg Carr. They were fawning (rightly so) over Stacey Abrams. They discussed her intelligence, her organizational skills, determination and her career as a romance novelist under the pseudonym Selena Montgomery.
Dr. Carr asked “Where does she find the time? Is it discipline?”
Karen Hunter then uttered this profound statement: “What I imagine is that Stacey Abrams tapped into her fullness.”
She noted there’s enough time if we don’t waste it. Some people walk around as if they are waiting for life to crack open. What she observed is what leaves most people awestruck: She steps into the world fully unafraid.
I won’t claim to know the innermost thoughts of Ms. Abrams but she operates as if she left fear stranded on the side of the road 8 states away on a cross-country trip. She does not wait for excellence to descend upon her. She rises to meet it.
We all know that if she can, we can. This “In Class” episode prompted me to search for more material for my upcoming workshop, map out ideas for a new opportunity and create my profile for the See Jane Write Collective rather than scrambling to complete it later.
It also prompted another thought. Tapping into our fullness is our calling.
It is our birthright.
It is our most sacred duty.
All I can ask of myself is to honor it.
Kristina Hamlett writes to connect, heal, and be a force for change. 