well...
a writer.
it seems silly but it has taken years for me to identify myself this way. i used to think that a 'writer' was someone on the bestseller list. i've been writing for so much of my life and i always knew i had the heart of a writer...but i just recently felt comfortable sharing that with the world.
it was fear that held me back really.
fear that if i labeled myself as a 'writer' someone could also label me as a 'bad writer'.
i considered it a success or failure kind of thing.
i'm learning that for me it is more of a life or death kind of thing.
when i write i fully experience the life i was created for. when i don't write i feel myself withering away. i bet there is something in your life that you experience that same way too. maybe your life-giving thing is writing...or maybe it's painting or singing or teaching or coaching or nursing people back to health or building things or balancing checkbooks...
whatever your thing is i bet you know what i mean. i bet you know that you have to step into it in some way or another if you want to experience a full {and i mean 'busting at the seams'} kind of life.
so...i'm not taking orders from fear anymore. here i am...a writer. for better or for worse...i write.
some of my blog friends are doing a 31 day writing challenge next month. i will be joining them. if you are a writer {or even if you're not} you may want to join us...in fact i really wish you would!
pick a topic. any topic.
commit to writing about your topic every day of october. it can be a handful of words or pages full...just write.
my problem with writing is that there are so many things i want to weave into words. i thought picking a topic would be hard but mine actually came quite easily. it's the topic that nearly everything i consider writing about relates back to during this season of my life...
...mommyhood.
{my kids call me 'mommy' not 'mother'}
once you have your topic, design a button - or borrow one from the nester - and then let me know what your 31 days of words will be filled with.
3 comments:
I can't wait to read every post. You are an amazing writer Elizabeth.
your post stood out to me. your farm house is a dream! i'm from san diego and the farm life seems so intriguing. beautiful post. thanks for sharing from your heart.
Love this series idea :-) yay!
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