{"id":2671,"date":"2017-03-07T05:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2017-03-07T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:10:49","slug":"planning-what-youll-ask-when-you-meet-someone-famous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2017\/03\/07\/planning-what-youll-ask-when-you-meet-someone-famous\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning What You’ll Ask When You Meet Someone Famous"},"content":{"rendered":"

My bucket list<\/a> includes meeting a handful of people I admire – comedians, authors, actors. And my goal in meeting them isn’t just to stand in a line for their autograph. I’d like to get even a few seconds to have a real conversation with them. Except given the chance, I don’t know what I’d say or ask. Which, I’m learning, needs to change. Because having a specific question could be the key to that meaningful conversation\u00a0(and might intr\"MeetFamous\"oduce a surprising connection between you and that person). That’s what happened for a writer friend of mine, Sara Marchessault.<\/em><\/p>\n

Before I share Sara’s story with you, you must know this about her: she\u00a0is\u00a0an avid journal-keeper. And not just someone who writes in a journal every day, but
\nan intentional, creative journal writer\u00a0who uses her skill and interest in journaling to help other people every day. Check out her website<\/a> to learn more about Sara. Sign up for her newsletter for periodic\u00a0journaling prompts sent to your inbox. Most of all: pick up a copy of her book,\u00a0Beyond Pen & Paper: 33 Experiments in Journaling<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now,\u00a0here’s Sara’s bucket list story of how meeting someone famous intersected with her life’s passion:<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you have a list in your head, or maybe written down somewhere, of people you would really like to meet?<\/p>\n

When I was a kid I really wanted to meet Pope John Paul II. I think seeing his photo in catechism every week made me want to see what he would be like in person.<\/p>\n

I have since modified my list to people who are much more accessible than the Pope. Elizabeth Gilbert is on my list. So is Ann Patchett.\"SaraMLizG\"<\/p>\n

In April 2015 I met Ann Patchett, right here in Tallahassee at the Word of South Festival.<\/p>\n

And [in April 2016]\u00a0I got to meet Elizabeth Gilbert. There we are in the photo [to the right].<\/p>\n

I was giddy like a middle schooler in the 90s about to meet NKOTB.<\/p>\n

She was in town as part of Opening Nights and when I was invited to the meet and greet reception before the event (thanks to my oldest friend, Betsy) I knew I was going to get to ask her the question I really wanted to ask.<\/p>\n

It was great. There were maybe 25 people there and it was easy to get a few minutes to talk with her. And my burning question was\u2026.<\/p>\n

Where did you get the idea for Tomorrow Morning\u2019s name?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow Morning is a character in her book The Signature of All Things<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And guess where she found his name?<\/p>\n

In an old journal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let me say that again\u2026.in an old journal!<\/p>\n

How freaking cool is that?<\/p>\n

Here is a real life example of what can happen when one person engages in a regular practice of keeping a record of life. What was probably at least a hundred years later, inspiration is found in the pages and a voice from the past is heard anew.<\/p>\n

She found the name in a journal. It was a name that a teacher had given to a boy who appeared at the school, wanting to learn. And she, Elizabeth Gilbert, loved it and wanted it to be in her book.<\/p>\n

As Elizabeth Gilbert shared later that evening, \u201clife meeting life.\u201d But instead of face-to-face, it was through pages composed long ago.<\/p>\n

You just never know what will happen with your writing.<\/p>\n

What I do know is that the practice of actually writing is sacred.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also therapeutic, healing, clarifying, and can guide you to find the meaning and purpose in your daily actions.<\/p>\n

It can ground you to your life experience and help you be the leader in your life.<\/p>\n

It can even become your legacy.<\/p>\n

\"Beyond-Pen-Paper_ebook_2-188x300\"<\/a>Sara Marchessault<\/a> is a coach, writer, and mom who is on a mission to increase joy on the planet. Through the practice of self-reflection, we become aware of what brings us joy and what does not, and we make choices to move forward or stand still. Journal writing is a powerful reflection tool that can help any of us move forward, even in the darkest of times.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

In the comments tell us, who have you always wanted to meet and what do you plan to ask them when you do?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My bucket list includes meeting a handful of people I admire – comedians, authors, actors. And my goal in meeting them isn’t just to stand in a line for their autograph. I’d like to get even a few seconds to have a real conversation with them. Except given the chance, I don’t know what I’d…<\/p>\n

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