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Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.

Sumner Redstone

There’s a lot of days where I’d happily throw my computer across the room if I knew I could get a new one. I’d rather avoid the discomfort that comes with all this. I’d happily write in notebooks where nobody would ever see my writing until they put me in the grave. Alas, there’s no growth keeping all your thoughts and lessons to yourself. Sharing is caring. Sharing helps people to relate to you and even more so to themselves.

So evenings like tonight, I have to remember my why. I have to remember how far I’ve come in the writing game. And that all this isn’t about approval or validation. It’s about reflection, it’s about staying connected with my writing, and most importantly it’s about adding to my life in a positive way.

I want to live while I write. I don’t want to be stuffed in a room all day pumping out books. On the flip side, I do thrive writing by myself for large amounts of hours a day. I guess I want it all. I want love and laughter and intimacy. I want to face different challenges alongside my fellow creatives, and I want to challenge myself in solitude.

These are thoughts and ideas that help me stay focused.

Imagine this:
Someone feeling the positive impact on what you thought was one of your worst writing days.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities in blessings.

William Arthur Ward

Today was no ordinary day and I don’t think tomorrow will be either.

Why is writing so hard?

It’s not writing that’s hard, it’s the thinking part. It’s the awareness part. Today I thought, “I have so much to give as a writer, why does it have to be so hard?”

It’s not just throwing words on a page. It’s throwing words on a page after coming to terms with the internal dialogue going on inside your infinite creative machine. Yes, infinite. Just think of all the things we are swimming through just to get to the point. There’s a million ways to say one thing. Execution matters. Tone matters. Timing matters. And while we balance all that out, we’re fighting our own demons. The little devils inside us that tell us to wait on telling the truth. To wait until it’s the right time. That we aren’t good enough yet and that we should really rethink our dreams and visions. That’s not including our human brain notification’s like: eat, sleep. poop. I could go on for hours but as you can see I’ve already wandered off. Let’s refocus.

You do have a lot to give as a writer. And you give it and you continue giving it.

I’m here to encourage and remind you that You are a talented writer. Writing is hard because it’s requires you to be aware of all the things everyone else drowns out in every way they can. You don’t. You show up with your curious writer’s heart and figure out the depth in every story unfolding around you. Your curiosity is priceless. Your heart is divine and your words are the seeds that bloom into your future. Let writing be all that it is and see what comes from your dedication.

Let’s just take a moment to think about how many jars you could fill if you put a penny in every time you said with glee, “ohh, I could write about that.” (that counts)

“For 40-odd years in this noble profession, I’ve harbored a guilt and my conscience is smitten.  So here is my slightly embarrassed confession – I don’t like to write, but I love to have written.”

— Michael Kanin, screenwriter of “Woman of the Year” and other movies

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A quick reminder that this time of year can be hard. Be kind, there’s a lot of us learning to celebrate the holidays without one or more of our loved ones who have always been around.

I’m thankful for all the creators out there that taught me the value of existence.

The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one.

M. Scott Peck

People have always tried to capitalize on spiritual awakenings, but the spiritual experience is free and accessible. However there are some things that help ease the journey. I introduce to you the fruits of the spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control

Give them all to yourself, and allow them to be gifted to you, and gift them to others because we’re all on the spiritual journey and could use a little more ease during the process.

When someone loves you it’s like having a blanket all round your heart.

Helen Fielding

I don’t know about you, but I love warm blankets and a hot cup of tea in my bed on rainy days. I even remember when I was little they kept me safe from all the scary monsters lurking around my home in the middle of the night. Blankets make me feel safe and cozy.

Now imagine that as a person.

I wanna be that.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

Washington Irving

It’s ok to cry. I don’t like crying. I hold the tears back for dear life. I do find beauty in our variety of feelings. If we were just happy all the time, life would become monotonous. That’s why we write, to capture all the different aspects of us.