This will be a little shorter than usual. As a reward to myself. Because its kind of a bench mark.
I’ve tried a lot of things in my thirty years. I can honestly say it’s been a little overwhelming of all the activities I’ve attempted, just to see if I was good at anything. I envy the people I see who have amazing talent in anything, either a random activity or something they consider their career. As a writer, I’ve never been able to stop myself from being intimidated by other writing. College showed me there are writers of all type. Yet I would still let myself feel a little fear when reading a book. Professional published work is hard to ignore when its part of your lifestyle.
This fear, I think, is what has prevented me from really finish anything
All the things I’ve tried in my life, I’ve subconsciously sabotaged myself. I foolishly expected results immediately and didn’t bother ‘getting good’ with anything.
This blog has helped me come to the realization that there is one thing that I’ve never given up.
Writing, of course. And I can say, without a doubt, that after posting for a full month on this wonderful blog that I’ve showed myself one undeniable fact.
I am capable of submerging my life in something I love. Writing has been hard, there was even a couple of times I almost gave up, but I persevered. I put in the work–
And I can’t wait to see what the future holds for me and my writing.