There he sharpened his pen, took out a sheet of this whitest paper, raised the lid on his ink well, and began to write.

After a few quiet days, and days of turbulence, turbulent times, welcoming myself back to the blogosphere. The above graph prob'bly sums up my present better than words could. (The atmospheric view out of the window I borrowed from Matisse).

I will tell you this much: there are few wellsprings of strength more consistently reliable than those found in the eye of the storm.

Past attraction to letting the Self get caught up in the current, chalk it up to inexperience. And to lack of faith.

Getting it right, with its constantly shifting frames of reference ... those of us (fully) engaged in life know that reality can be highly situational. Who am I to resist the lure of Circum's Dance? What one person knows to be a "lie" may well describe another's deepest conviction, at least in the moment the "lie" is uttered. Fantasy and delusional trance are so accessible, and marketed with such force and frequency, it looks like a game of manipulation, when the truth is, more frightening: they don't even exist.

Fact: our creator did not short change us. To the contrary, we humans have been especially blessed in this regard. Of all creation we are the only ones who are more than mere creatures. We in turn are also creators. We are both the workers and the work - and have been given choice about the company we keep.

This exclusivity causes some of us to experience it as an onslaught of responsibility. In lieu of bucking down and develop the ability to respond, some seek serendipity in the company of fantasy and rational lies. An unfortunate few go on to make choices that later lead to pills of trademarked colors, 12-step programs and rehab clinics. The rest of us, more sensibly, blog, read each others blog and ...

Thanks to Chris Brogan over at http://www.chrisbrogan.com/ I stumbled upon a little big video on the topic of sharing. The people at Red Hat don't just share in an everyday kind of way, they've made sharing the cornerstone of their business model. With impressive results, which they happily share with - you guessed it - their shareholders. Indeed, sharing their product (for free) has allowed Red Hat to become a billion dollar company – billion as in a thousand millions - proving again, as if proof were needed, sharing your passion can be profitable business.

Sharing is a good idea any time. For example, share your dreams of an own business or for a career change with a couple of friends and see whether it touches, moves or inspires them. If not, revise. Sharing dreams and passions leads to spending more time with people who share your desire to succeed. Focus on the sharing, leave the marketing at the door, see your business grow. See your happiness grow, too (the state of mind in which your thinking is pleasant a good share of the time). For a stark contrast to sharing, try keeping it to yourself. Travel alone to a wonderful location that offers breathtaking scenery. You're by yourself, so the scenery only takes your breath away. No-one around to share it with. How does it feel? Makes the Red Hat people look even brighter, doesn't it?