Me in five parts.

July 2, 2009 in Uncategorized

I was interviewed recently for a series of short articles that have appeared this week on "Another Step Forward." I thought you might enjoy this journey:

Part One – There’s a great quote: “A writer is someone who longs to say something.” That’s a true description of who I am.

Part Two – I said to my business partner David at one point, “David, how would you approach your art if you truly believed that your art could provide everything that you ever needed or wanted?”

Part Three – What I find most interesting in all this is that so often we expect friendship relies on language or a shared history and it doesn’t.

Part Four – I was doing what I was good at, not what I really wanted to do. It’s very, very easy to get seduced by something you do really well.

Part Five – I think our mistakes are sort of a pentimento inside of us—an echo or shadow of who we are and who we can become.

My thanks to Rick Cecil for the interview. I learned a lot from what he took from our conversation. How about holding a conversation with yourself? What would you ask? What would you answer?

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

6 comments to " Me in five parts. "


Rick

July 2, 2009 AT 8:23PM

Patti, I am seduced by your comment regarding the seduction of what we do well: I see it, if not your perfect beam of light, as one so close as to be impossible to miss if you are willing to be open to it.

So, it is not a seduction but an invitation which can be barely missed, or barely grabbed. In every way, life is about almosts.

gwyn

July 2, 2009 AT 9:16PM

You blow me away Patti. Leading by example you are like an invitation to my own self.

Siona

July 3, 2009 AT 12:26AM

Well, I for one I’m gleefully and selfishly delighted that writing has seduced you, because you do it very well indeed.

Or perhaps it’s you who has bewitched and entranced language? In any case, it’s a magical match. You’re beautiful to see. Thank you, deeply, for this series. I’m looking forward to the next.

Carolynn

July 3, 2009 AT 10:29AM

Wow! So much wisdom packed into those five parts. Lots to contemplate….

Kim Mailhot

July 3, 2009 AT 8:00PM

Ahhh, just had myself a good dose of Patti. It makes my heart feel full – you write and speak my heart somehow, even while you are speaking your own. That is so cool. I too know that I would not be learning and grasping and living what I am living in this moment if it wasn’t for what I lived through before. Rather than focusing on wishing I had gotten “it” sooner, I am trying to focus on celebrating being here now. How precious is this very moment, right, my friend ?
Big Hugs and love from
The Rock Fairy

Vera

August 1, 2009 AT 4:42AM

Dear Patty, I’ve been away for a month, Paris… so you can perhaps excuse me on missing this and some other posts… All the links report error. I’d love to read this interview, I hope it hasn’t been deleted… Is there a way I could catch up?

virtual hugs
Vera