“Thoughts To Think”
I put it off for a long time.
Sometimes it was procrastination, sometimes it was life hurling so many things at my head I just had to stay focused on ducking and dodging, and sometimes.. sometimes I just got in my own way. It’s amazing how quickly productive thinking can turn into over-thinking which I’ve found to be one of the main causes of “under-doing”.
Who do I think I am trying to write a book, I’m not a writer.
I really should be doing so many other things.
It probably won’t be any good anyway.
It’ll take forever to put together.
I don’t even know where to begin.
I have kids to take care of, they need me.
Ok, I’m starting, but should I include this or that?
Does it need pictures?
Is my art and illustrations good enough?
What if it sucks?
and on, and on, and on….
And then I finally came to the conclusion - so what.
So what if it sucks, so what if it takes forever, who cares if no one likes it, my kids will be fine while I work on it, maybe my kids will be proud of me, and just maybe it’ll teach them how to follow their own dreams.
Of course I want it to be good and of course I want people to love it and I agonized over the details but I kept rolling and didn’t stop even if on some days (a bunch of days) I snail-crawled through it.
So go do your thing. There is no point in not doing it. Your dreams were planted there by the Universe, you’re suppose to use your gifts and grit to make those dreams happen. Yes, even if you’re a Mom, or a student, or a caretaker, or work full-time, or don’t make a ton of money, or wherever you are in life.
Go. The sooner you start, the sooner you become your greatest you. The only opinion about that really matters is yours.