Starting today, and for the next eight weeks, I’ll be taking part in Susannah Conway’s “Unravelling” e-course. A bunch of women from all over the world will be getting together online, to share photos and respond to writing prompts, with the aim of getting in touch with our “real selves”.
See, I’m already so nervous about what anybody who might be reading this will think about it, that I’ve put “real selves” in inverted commas as an act of self defence. To show I’m not taking it too seriously. Except I am. I’m taking it very seriously indeed.
There are a lot of things going on in my life at the moment. You’re aware of the surface details – my job has changed, I’m struggling with my health, we’re moving house. I’m also going to be 40 this year, and phrases such as “mid life crisis” are being thrown around. After we’ve moved, Paul and I want to change some of our routines, improve the way we live. I certainly want to improve and change the work I do outside of my “proper job”, and to think more deeply about why I’m doing it, and what it means to me.
I won’t be sharing everything I do for the course here, although I will certainly share some of the thoughts that come out of it. The first assignment will be posted later today, and I’m both nervous about it and looking forward to it at the same time. Let the unravelling begin… I can only hope that I don’t fall apart in the process.
Ohh, Susannah’s courses are wonderful – I did Photo Meditations earlier this year, but I’m not quite ready for Unravelling yet. I hope you enjoy it and I’m certain you won’t fall apart – but I’ll be reading with interest!
That looks like a really interesting process to immerse yourself in!