Find Your Unicorn Space

Find Your Unicorn Space

Adult nonfiction
"Find Your Unicorn Space was written with the intention that all
readers feel seen and heard and worthy of the gift to pursue creative
expression that brings their lives more joy..."
Remember when you were a kid? You caught frogs or insects, blew
bubbles, played dress up, danced without worrying how you looked,
occuppied tree houses or forest forts or urban playgrounds. You'd
jump up to do whatever might be fun for fun's sake. And you were
probably indulged.
Because you were a kid.
But about when puberty started kicking in things changed. Life
got serious, focussed toward what are too often considered the only
real goals of adult life: profession, partnering, and parenting.
Nobody told you that even if you excelled in all three spheres you
might feel empty, drained, all too aware of something missing. This
missing something may even leave you feeling like you're drowning.
According to Eve Rodsky, author of Find Your Unicorn Space, the
missing element is creative self expression, discovering and doing
what makes you feel most alive, the most you.
It's definitely different things for different people. For
Eugene, with a family tradition of hunting and fishing passed on
generation to generation, nothing beats the various hunting seasons,
ice and stream fishing, and weekends at the camp he built himself.
For me it's performing (especially drag), reading, blogging,
volunteering, protesting injustice, and writing.
It can be a challenge to discover and claim your unicorn space.
It may seem like there isn't enough time in a day to do everything
you're already trying to accomplish, never mind adding something new.
People may think your potential passion is a total waste of time.
Your nearest and dearest may feel neglected or abandoned, doubling
down on their demands for your attention. And even if you get some
time you may have forgotten what gets you in a state of flow, what
makes you feel joy and pride.
Rodsky has been there. When she tried to carve out some me time
it was a struggle to get two hours once a week uninterrupted by family
demands. Through a blend of research, how to advice, and personal
narrative she leads readers through the stages involved, showing how
to overcome the very real challenges.
If you've ever found yourself wondering, is this all there is?,
you owe it to yourself to read Find Your Unicorn Space.
On a purrrsonal note, the three day weekend was great. Sunday was
amazing. Amber and Brian hosted a gathering. Katie and Jacob came up
from Portland and Eugene and I drove over from Veazie. We spent the
afternoon together. That was so precious! Katie delivered Christmas
gifts. She gave me a gift card, a book that I'm looking forward to
reading, a pen set, and candy. Amber and Brian gave me a bunch of
scrapbooking supplies and 4 boxes of N95 masks which will really come
in handy with my high risk. Monday, even though there were no
classes, I had work. But very few students showed up to be fed. And
we had some workers from the Bears Den which was shut for the day. It
was easy peasy. And we had a little heat wave. It got up to 61
degrees. (Jules)
And today it's supposed to rain. Yuck! (Tobago)
A great big shout out goes out to the Unicorn friendly guys in the
family. Eugene didn't stand in the way of my entering my biggest
unicorn space, graduate school. Brian is glad he earns enough for
Amber to pursue her dream of becoming a horror story writer.
Tobago and Jules Hathaway


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