No apologies…
So yesterday I spent hours writing, and working, and parenting and hustling and you know what? I just couldn’t finish something to turn it out for my 30 day challenge.
I sat up ’til 1am, nodding off at my laptop in bed having already been in and out to the baby several times and wondering how it was going to get done. And then I made a decision.
It wasn’t.
I wasn’t going to hit publish on something for the sake of it.
I am working on a piece which I know is going to be awesome — when it’s finished — but rushing to finish it is going to sell it short. That is probably my biggest takeaway from this whole experience. Quality over quantity, and I don’t want to write fodder which doesn’t come from my greatest sense of purpose and has no purpose in serving or helping others in any small way.
So I didn’t, and I’m not going to apologise because I don’t want to be insincere in my approach to my writing. I write from my truth, and it’s often a work in process, so here is my truth.
No apologies needed.
Sometimes we apologise for the things which we can’t control just to appease others sense of disappointment. It’s easy to control, when we take the blame, it’s not easy to anticipate what might happen when everyone’s floundering and there’s no one to point the finger at. Human nature seeking for control either blames or takes responsibility to give a clear outcome.
That’s my thought for today, in lieu of yesterday. I’m working on something big for tomorrow — and it’s worth making that as kick-ass as it can be.
Life happens, forgiveness matters (even if it is directed at yourself), and our time is way too short to feel bad all the time.
Enjoy!
