“We struggle to climb, or we struggle to fall. The thing is to discover which way we’re going.”― Daphne du Maurier

The first 10 years of my writing life wasn’t happy time. I was riddled with self-doubt with a bit of self-loathing thrown in for good measure. But, as Daphne says, “sometimes it’s a sort of indulgence to think the worst of ourselves, we think we don’t have a choice but we do.” Then I read a book, Working on Yourself Doesn’t Work. It transformed my writing & my life. I started taking workshops with the authors & learnt I did have a choice, to think well of myself or poorly. And, when I chose the former, both life & writing started to become a bright & brilliant experience. Now, I know it takes a lot of practice to learn a new lifestyle. But if you really want to, I also know it’s possible. It’s up to you.

Pic: Czech editions of Men, Money & Chocolate & Happier Than She’s Ever Been – the 25th language – exciting stuff!