Big Magic

Earlier this week, an email that usually makes me giddy made me uncomfortable, and angry - almost sick. The château that I have been eyeing for over 2 years was listed in a very well-known immoblier’s email newsletter. Could this be the beginning of the end?

There have been so many châteaux that have gone off the market since I have been watching & tracking. Before 2020, châteaux could be on the market for years, but with the success of a popular British TV show and the pandemic, the draw & accessibility to own one has become much more popular. Some are barely available for a month before they are under contract. But this particular château felt like it was waiting for us. And perhaps it still is. Have you ever read the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert? It’s wonderful and I highly recommend it to anyone, especially creatives. However, as much as I LOVE this book, there are times when I wish I had never read it because I feel like it is a haunting tale. One of the premises is that ideas are living entities. They visit those who they believe will act upon them and bring them to fruition. But if they feel that they are not being used or their potential hasn’t been met - my philosophy not necessarily Gilbert’s - they will leave and find someone else.

I’m terrified that this château gave me two years (I found it on April 28, 2021) and now it’s looking for its next entity. I’m not giving up. I will continue to check on the listing and wait with baited breathe every time I click on the link and hope it takes me to the page and there is no “Under Contract” banner listed on the top (or that the listing hasn’t all of a sudden disappeared as they so often do). But I have to say, that sickening stomach feeling is not one I want to feel again.