When I Grow Up

A mantra for holding onto creative hunger

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

As I rapidly close in on the last third of my life, I tend to use this phrase more often than not: When I grow up…

I use it with tongue firmly planted in cheek…sort of…because I actually mean it.

This is my way of holding a door open to new and unexpected possibilities. A way of reminding myself that although everyone exp…