Its day 7. And Ive only written 4 times before this. Ive already started to fall down, and the only person I have to blame is myself. I had the time to write. I had the time to sit down and let the words flow onto the screen and I just didnt. I started this because I wanted to do something that I love, and I love writing. So so much. It truly is a very real passion that I have. You know, you have things in life that you like doing. And you have things you enjoy doing. And then there is maybe one or two things that you do in your life that... when you do them, everything else just fades away. And its just you and that thing. No worries and that little voice in your head that tells you that your not good enough is gone. Something that when you are doing it, that is all that matters right then. For me, one of those things is writing. Putting yourself into the form of words for other people to read. It really is an art in my opinion. Something I can lose myself in. If I let myself I think I could write non-stop on end for hours. Maybe even days. And never bat an eye at how long I have been doing it. True passion. You dont often find many things like that in life. And when you do find something, go after it. Dont let it be the thing that fades away when the rest of the world comes rushing back. Because you really only have this one chance. This one life to do something that completes you. Nothing in life is more important than that feeling. So find that thing that makes you whole and never ever let it go, go after it and dont look back. Forget about failure, forget about that stupid voice that tells you that your not good enough. That you will never measure up to others that do that same thing. Because it doesnt matter! What everyone else thinks of your work or your progress, it means absolutely nothing. Because you didnt need their approval while you where making that sculpture or writing that novel. You didnt care about what people would say about the painting you made or how your music sounded or if your voice wavered when you sang. While you where doing your thing, you felt complete. Possibly for the first time in your life. You found something that made everything right. So keep doing that thing. If you have to, dont even bother looking at feedback to what ever you are doing. If you are scared that people wont approve, then dont listen. Their opinion doesnt matter. Because its an opinion, and the only one that matters is yours. Never give up on what you love. Ever. Im incredibly disappointed in myself. I hesitated for two days to write because I started to care about the reaction to my last post. Kala, my fiance reacted and I knew she would. I know she is honest to me about my work and she loves that I love to do it. But other than that, there was no reaction. And I faltered. I got scared. But I cant let other peoples opinions other than my own slow me down or stop me. Because they dont matter. I love writing, and thats enough for me. Its not about getting responses from people who do or dont read my writing. Its not about getting likes or getting people to follow me. Its about me. Completely and totally about me. This is one time in life, right now, that I can be selfish and its okay. Because this is my thing. And I love it. So dont ever make the mistake that I did. Please dont falter from what you love because of others. Find that thing. And keep doing it, whatever it is. Not because you think it will get you likes or followers. Not because its popular or because its not. But because you love doing it. Walk to the beat of your own damn drum, because to you, that drum is the most beautiful music you will ever hear. And only you can hear it. Thanks for reading. Looking forward to writing some more tomorrow.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:13:50 +0000
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