A Wren Says

I went over to the Ami Cole booth at Sephora. All I knew was that it was an up and coming beauty brand. I decided to take the time to ask the founder,  Diarrha N’Diaye, why she made the leap to start the line. She recounted how she knew that was the work she was called to do. Then she asked me what lights me up. Not my job, but what was the thing I felt called to do.

I’m still working through that question. I don’t think I’m ready to admit that to myself. I feel something bubbling up, a word popping up like a mission in a video game. Is that what I should be doing? Is that direction I should go in?

Where is the line? Should you pursue your passions, and try to quiet that nagging voice inside, or should you stay safe and keep your head down working the reliable job? Or is your passion project to remain a side gig, lest the fire die out by shifting it to full-time? I don’t know. All I know is that I went to Sephoria to get more beauty products. I didn’t know I’d be leaving with a push to make over my life.