Somewhere in the flurry of preparation, I got that the book launch was a rite of passage. Writing Make Light Work had called me to rewrite myself. Launching MLW was calling me to change what had been “the story of my life.”

The easy part was organizing the venue, refreshments, invitations… Lots of work, but straightforward compared to figuring out what I would say.  As the day approached, the pressure mounted — and with it my agitation.  Many times I sat to brainstorm and mind map, only to skid off to one last-minute detail or another.

I was swamped with ideas that weren’t quite it.  I felt awful — churning, lost, with no clarity — and part of me wanted to cancel everything.

Thanks to the mounting pressure (and inner work) I broke through: What I needed to say was WOW! and Thank you! Wow to have written and produced my first book, and thank you for all the people and support that had made this possible.

Simple to recount here, and a miracle to have experienced: it was a breakthrough because of what I wasn’t saying.  Gone were stories that had defined me for decades, especially the story that it wasn’t safe to be me.

My first response was tears — waves and waves of tears. Then came glorious freedom.  I WAS launched.  It was two days before the event, but I’d completed the “vigil” and was ready for the ritual.
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WOW and Thanks! I’m so grateful for the pressure cooker of the launch-cum-rite of passage.  Without its reframing potency, I wouldn’t be this free.

P.S. The launch was WONDERFUL. Lots of people (75+), great people, and the positive energy in the room was palpable.

Maureen leads a blessing

Signing books