Fear and Laziness

Write about one (or more) of the things that keep you from reaching your goals.

Friday-
This is where I had a runaway last time. Let's see if I can keep "him" reined in this time around.

I am not sure what is holding me back...fear or laziness. Could be a little of both. Fear that I'm not good enough and too lazy to do the work to become good enough.

I love to write. To string words together and then go back a find better ways to say the same thing is a kick. And to be able to write something that touches people. Wow! When people get what I write that makes my day. When they laugh in the right places or can't read through the tears in their eyes. It doesn't get any better than that. But then the fear kicks in and "he" tells me I'm just fooling myself, nobody really cares whether I write or not. That this little internet site is all there is and there ain't no more. So get over myself and quit pretending to be somebody I ain't.

There is so much I don't know about writing. I have a high school education and sometimes I feel very lacking in skills. I know what sounds good, but usually have no idea why. I don't work very hard at it most of the time. Writing should be part of daily routine. Sometimes I feel like I am just going through the motions or maybe even faking it.

All in all, I can't fail, if I don't try.

There, I came through all of that and I don't feel too bad. Last time I felt like curling up in a little ball and never writing another word. Maybe I've grown some since then. Naw! Just held the reins a little tighter on "him" and didn't let it all hang out.

Thanks for listening.