“If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.”
― Joseph Campbell
"Enter the forest at the darkest point."
"You don't have to go far off the interpreted path to find yourself in very difficult situations."
Today I'm re-writing October 5th and my mood is sinking. Because of technical problems and self-doubt about my craft and the story (replaying conversations with my old boss, my new boss and Grace in narration--should I break the scene apart?) but also the hero's path. October 5th is a dark entry point, but is my memoir the right forest? Using Campbell's word "bliss," which strikes me as ridiculous, if I finish this rewrite will I find bliss? Or does this path lead to misery. After I spend and hour or two on it, I'm reliably depressed.
I guess the analogy is false. The book is the dark path. The forest is life. I can choose another path but not another life.
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