I held my first Travelling Sisterhood Meeting Group meeting last week.

One of my sweet friends brought me flowers :

and and wrote this note on the packaging:

It seriously made me teary.

You see last year, I had shared with her my experience reading the book “Big Magic ” by Elizabeth Gilbert.

It’s a really great book. Gilbert talks about growing your creativity, finding your passion, and just “going for it”. She talks about fear and not letting it take over – but know that it will always be with you so don’t let it stop you and just get comfortable with being a little (or a lot) fearful.

She talks about not worrying whether or not “it” (whatever it is for you) is going to be successful or if it’s going to make you money. In fact she talks about in her own experience as a writer that she vowed never to ask her “writing to pay the bills.”

I was so struck by that in particular because travel is such a huge passion but in my mind starting a travel business wasn’t really practical because it’s not really lucrative (especially initially). But while reading the book I realized I wanted to try something different and even though it would not pay the bills, (and that’s ok because I have a career that does) I wanted to set myself up for doing something I love and perhaps growing something in the future. This is a long term investment in myself and in my new venture.

The Travelling Sisterhood Group is even a greater extension because it’s really all about developing relationships, learning, growing, sharing. Something I’m super excited about – especially combining it with travel!

I shared this with my friend ages ago and I love that she remembered our conversation and reminded me of the whole reason why I started this.

It is magic.

Doing something for the love of “it” and no attachments.

Thank you, my friend. Xo