After reading my friend’s latest post on her fabulous blog this morning (check it out at http://girlwithasatchel.blogspot.com), I sit and contemplate if it is possible for me, myself to write. I have decided to go with yes, it is achievable and I can do anything I put my mind to. So here goes…
Why is it that we so often doubt our ability to perform? Shouldn’t we be the first to back ourselves and inform others of just how wonderful we really are? Perhaps it could be that we are fearful of the outcome if we actually attempt to succeed.
I have many brilliant aspirations that all sound just marvelous in my mind, yet if you asked me to follow through with any of them, all of my courageous endeavours would magically turn into dangerous wagers. After all, let’s be honest, who wants to jeopardise their dignity by running after a fantastic hope? The realisation of a pipe dream usually requires an unlikely succession of events or a complete reform in the dreamer's behaviour. Which is more likely to occurr? I have decided I’m not going to wait around for an unlikely succession of events to change my future.
Have I been to university? No. Have I had many years of experience? No. Am I determined to give it a go? Yes! If I can fulfill my desire to conquer my fear and accept the outcome, I am sure to benefit in more ways than one.
Welcome to my blog…
AVD
x
2 comments:
My gorgeous friend,
As you have demonstrated so well, one does not need a university degree to write (a degree is a prerequisite for working in the magazine industry these days but there are so many other writing outlets) - and I know of several successful authors/writers without their Masters in English Literature!
One of the fabulous and liberating things about blogging is it opens up the field of publishing to anyone with something interesting to say, with an opinion, who might not otherwise have a 'voice' in mainstream media. Like you.
Magazine articles are very structured - there's a formula that we journos must adhere to because that's the way it's 'done', but to write without form or structure, to write from the heart, to write unselfconsciously, I think, is the most wonderful thing - all substance, with a dash of your own style.
Keep it up - blogging can lead to big and better things (a column, a book, fame, fortune...). And, what's more, it's the ultimate way to express yourself, which every girl needs to do.
Erica x
http://girlwithasatchel.blogspot.com
Miss Erica,
I appreciate you and your comment! What oh what would I do without you? xoxo
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