Imagine walking up to this door and knocking. Who answers? What does this person look like? What is their story? Is it an ancient healer with sacred medicines to give? An artist? A musician? Someone from your past?

As someone who has written novels for the last 25 years, I make my living from using my imagination. I create characters and tell their stories nearly every day of my life. I feel not only fortunate to get to do this, but also honored. I truly value my imagination. For me, imagination is resilience.

However, my imagination is different if I wake up at 3 am than it is in the light of day. At 3 am, if I’m not careful, I can imagine the worst. I have to consciously choose to use my imagination in a way that edifies instead of terrifies.

During this challenging time, I think we all must make the choice to try to stay positive. It is up to us whether we imagine the person behind the door is someone who wants to harm us or help us. My vote goes to the person who wants to help.

Feel free to share what you imagine is behind the purple door.

Love,
Susan

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Read yesterday’s post here.