An author who published a book discusses balancing spiritual life with the business side of writing. They live simply and feel uncomfortable with public exposure, but recognize showing up and finding their voice matters for their work. Their husband handles the financial side, creating balance between spiritual simplicity and practical needs.
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How do you think about the need to earn money, build a business, and balance that with staying tapped into what you've discovered in this sort of spiritual adventure?
I am not good with money. I actually don't value money in the sense of desire the way that a lot of people do. I could live very simply and hermetic if I wanted to, especially coming out with this book. I live in the middle of a forest most of the time, and I'm very quiet. And now all of a sudden I have to come into the world and show my face and talk and all of these very, very uncomfortable things for me. Long ago are the days where an author would write a book and just put it out and, you know, it's out and you don't have to show yourself. I really wish I was alive in that time. But anyways, I don't reject it. I actually kind of surrender to the process because it's a part of me that I've pushed away for so long, finding my voice. And finding the voice is the aspect of having business. If you want to have business, you have to be present in the world of business. Now, I am not desire-driven to make money. My husband is. So he is that balancing