No More Excuses!
I’ve been participating in a writing workshop and have signed up to be a part of a writing community. This is my investment in my writing journey this year. When I chose to do this, I stepped out of the comfort of my blogging and into new territory of learning to write a lot more. I’ve even taken a break from my main blog to focus on the workshop.
The workshop helps me to work on looking back on events and experiences in my life and writing these down. I started off excitedly, but something is holding me back. Is it the risk of having to delve into my past? Or is it a fear of sharing things in the group that are quite personal. To be fair, I am not required to share my writing. But if I want to really grow and learn, I must take the risk of doing so.
I find lots of things to keep me busy and many excuses for not sitting down and doing the exercises from the work shop.
Today, I am resolving to move out of my comfort zone. No more excuses. No more playing safe.
We have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
This post was written in response to Kate Motaung’s Five Minute Friday prompt — excuse.
