Courage

Sept. 13, 2024

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

I love my routines. I love opening my blinds to the light in the morning, I love sitting in the sun with my lunch, I love walking in the woods at the close of the day. I have a lifetime of knowing what makes me happy, and what works when I want to accomplish something. But if I want to go beyond what I already know, I have to get into territory that isn’t comfortable, that maybe even scares me.

For you writers out there, maybe that means writing things you never believed you’d put on paper, maybe it means exploring a new genre, or maybe it means sending your pieces out for publication. You know what that next step is. You’re familiar with the fear that stops you from taking it. Don’t stop. Just proceed with caution. The world is much bigger than we know.

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