It's hard for anyone from the soap world not to feel a little excited
today--our medium made it into the New York Times, which has, in my
experience, not happened very often. And, to make it even better, there
will be new production in the New York area, a cause that is near and
dear to many soap folks' hearts.
I don't know what this will all mean for me. But today, after many days
of approaching my job exploration in an often isolated way, I was
reminded that I am part of a community, or perhaps several communities.
Just as it takes a proverbial village to raise a child (and, believe
me, I've seen that over and over with my own children), it kind of takes
a village to do a lot of things--at least if you want to do them well.
So, while I have been exploring new villages of children's book writers
and moms who pick up their kids and reality show staffers, I forgot a
bit about the villages I already had, villages that sustained me for
years and brought people into my life that I'd love to share a village
with again. The great thing about both the people who help you raise
your children and the people who help you raise your career is that they
never really go away. They leave a mark that stays with you.
I imagine that there will still be hours filled with the
isolated work of finding exactly where I fit in these days. But it is
nice to remember that I am no more alone than I have ever been as a
parent. It takes a village to raise a child, and it sure doesn't hurt
to have a village when you're the one who needs the bringing
up.
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