Jessica Russell's Blog - Posts Tagged "creativity"
Do What You're Afraid Of
Just a quick post today to reach out to any fellow author who is thinking about that odd novel, short story, poem or article but you are afraid to write it.
Sometimes the best things we have inside of us are muffled because in this day and age we' re supposed to go along with what "they" say, and if not, something is wrong with us. This approach eats away at our creativity, and we hold ourselves back by saying "what will 'they' think if I write it that way?"
Unfortunately, this philosophy sometimes leads to a mediocre life. Imagine going through life afraid to do the things you really want to do because "they" might think you're strange? Guess what? We're all strange in our own way. So if it's the difference between living a mediocre life and doing the thing you're scared of doing, why not just go ahead and do the thing you're scared of doing? Go write it!
Sometimes the best things we have inside of us are muffled because in this day and age we' re supposed to go along with what "they" say, and if not, something is wrong with us. This approach eats away at our creativity, and we hold ourselves back by saying "what will 'they' think if I write it that way?"
Unfortunately, this philosophy sometimes leads to a mediocre life. Imagine going through life afraid to do the things you really want to do because "they" might think you're strange? Guess what? We're all strange in our own way. So if it's the difference between living a mediocre life and doing the thing you're scared of doing, why not just go ahead and do the thing you're scared of doing? Go write it!
