So you want to be a
writer. Yeah, me too. Oh, wait a minute, I am a writer. I have a published book
and everything. Granted I am not John Grisham or Danielle Steel, but I am a
writer.
Do you ever feel
inadequate or unworthy? We all do. The trick is to not give in to those
feelings, and that isn’t always easy. Don’t be afraid to call yourself a
writer, or whatever it is that you do.
If you are lucky
you will have people around you who will encourage you and help you to know
that you can do whatever you set your mind to. On the other hand, if you are
unlucky those people will not help you. They might even tear you down, telling
you that you can’t do anything or that you don’t deserve to succeed. Don’t ever
listen to that. Everyone deserves to succeed.
We will never know
how many people could have done great things if they had only ignored the
criticism. Many a name will never be known, picture never be painted or book
never written because of negative feedback. That type of thing isn’t easy to
get past.
I am a person who
tends to buckle if someone tells me I can’t do something. That is how I think
of myself, so it is easy to convince me that I am right. Thank goodness I have
a husband who encourages me.
The book I
published probably never would have happened if my husband hadn’t been here
telling me that I could do it, and that I needed to do it. I would have missed
out on so much. I have had so many children come up to me and tell me that they
have my book, and how much they love it. They would have missed out too.
My little great
nieces and nephew are characters in my book, angels actually. When they got
their copies of the book they took it around and showed it to everyone they
knew. They bragged about how much they loved the book and that they are in it. That
is a great example of what someone else would have missed out on if I had given
up. It also gave them the idea that they could publish a book too. How great
would that be?
My book is about a
little angel named Chrisamee who watches creation happen through a window in
heaven. I felt like God inspired me to write the story so that lots of children
would hear about creation and understand it. That is another thing that would
have been missed.
Lately I have been
finding out about people who are teaching children from my book. How cool is
that?
I am so glad that I
listened to the positive comments more that the negative ones.
So, how much will
the world miss out on if you don’t follow through with your goal, your dream.
Don’t let anything or anyone stop you. You have so much to offer. Unfulfilled
talent is a loss to the whole world.
Make your
contribution. The world will be richer for it.
