Vulnerability of Writing

It’s Scary out there

Every hour of every day I can list at least five reasons I’m not writing. So, for 16 waking hours, that’s a minimum of 80 excuses per day. If I had just written 10 words instead of giving credence to each excuse, I could have written 800 words every day.

So, why don’t I write when I want to be writing?

Before we start, you’ll appreciate (or hate) that this article is in first-person point of view, not because it’s all about me (although, it probably is) but because I prefer not to assume this applies to anyone else.

However, since ‘feeling like I have nothing of value to say’ is one of my frequent excuses, first-person is my way of saying — this applies to me; if what I’m experiencing resonates with you, please let me know. If not, please just toss it. The silence will speak volumes.

When I say ‘write,’ I mean to write publicly. To put myself out there. To become vulnerable (can anyone really say ‘vulnerable’ with hearing and seeing Eddie Murphy https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/8a3bf70b-9c34-444b-8d55-20cc8376683d)

Photo by Ava Sol on Unsplash

Ok, see what I did there? I often use humor to mask uncomfortable feelings. And why I don’t write publically is the bullseye of discomfort.

Humor aside. Don’t we all have a ‘they might not like me’ complex? (What? No?)…