ALL IN
To kick of
the 2113 A-Z Blog challenge, I’m going to start from the beginning—or I should
say, beginning for me. For some of you, this point of revelation may already
have occurred.
Okay, let me
clarify. I’m speaking of a moment of clarity in my pursuit of being happy with
who I am. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m married to a wonderful woman (fifteen
years come May), I have three great children, and have had a respectable career
in the woodworking business. What I haven’t achieved is my life’s passion. Can
such a thing ever be achieved? I pray that it can. For the sake of my sanity.
For the past
ten years I have dreamed of being a writer. Little did I know, when I took that
evening class in creative writing ten years ago, that my fun hobby would turn
into an obsession. And that my obsession would lead to so much frustration.
How many
excuses can be made not to fulfill a dream? Working a ‘real’ job?—that’s
the worst. Not enough time?—just say no to Facebook and computer games. I
have too many obligations?—funny how we make time for other things we
want. Am I good enough?—this one is the true killer; self-doubt—lack
of confidence—an unwillingness to have faith in what I can achieve.
So today, my
writing brethren, I proclaim that I am ALL IN. From this day forward, I will
not back down, will not give self-doubt a perch upon my shoulder, will not make
one more excuse for why not!
I will
write, and write some more, and write even more. And then I will submit to the
keepers of the gate, but will NOT be held captive by those with the key.
I AM a
writer and I will make my own key if I have to!
8 comments:
Hey, I'm your neighbor on the A-Z list. Hope you'll stop by at Reflection on things fantastic.
I hear you with the writing launch. I'm a husband, dad, and teacher, but I want to write, too. The only way to make it work is to, well, write. I've had some early mornings lately, but I'm writing.
More power to you!
Wonderful post, James! And one I need to read over and over again. I can't tell you how many times I flick 'self-doubt' off my shoulder. But now I have a plan. As you say, "write, write, write." Just 15 minutes a day is better than nothing. I will submit, submit, submit until i get someone's attention. All my interests get 15 minutes! With writing it might lead to more but certainly no less. :)
Hang in there!
Good for you!
Go, James. You can do it.
My wife and I are doing the A-Z challenge. She recommended your post. I'll be following your posts this month and good luck to you!
Good luck! I hope you achieve your dreams.
Your fellow A-Z challenger,
Deecoded
Thanks for all the comments. Looking forward to meeting a lot of new and interesting people this month
Good luck on the writing! Hopefully to many movies won't get in the way for you:)Unless they're really good ones :)
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