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Monday, 11 April 2005
Writing is Not Easy
Topic: Writing is Not Easy
Even under the best of circumstances, writing is not always easy. Most of us know that ideal conditions only come around once in a great while. Take advantage of those moments of boredom to think about what you want to do. It is possible to come up with a great many topics or one-liners in those moments. Be sure you have the means of capturing them as well. There?s nothing worse than having paper with no pen or pen with no paper. Make sure you have both with backups. Pens die all the time.

I recently wrote, ?contentment serves only the dreamless.? For those of us who are always thinking ahead about what comes next, this will not be an issue. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with contentment. If, however, we want to make something of ourselves, the periods of contentment will be short because we are forever looking for the next challenge. We can permit ourselves a sense of contentment with the sense of accomplishment. Then, we must move on to the next goal.

Once contentment is allowed to sink its teeth into us, complacency may result. Complacency may make use less aware of our opportunities. We never want to miss an opportunity. Keep looking forward and keep thinking about what you want to accomplish. Then, takes steps to move in the right direction. Some days, it is all we can do to have ourselves positioned in the right direction! That?s enough.

Never lose sight of your dreams and your goals.


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