Put Your Passion Into Action

I finally got off my arse and am blogging. I've been passionate about writing since I was a kid. My first writing project was a Christmas play that I put on with my brothers and sisters (I won't tell anyone that you were the Christmas Angel, Mark). I was hooked after that and continued to write throughout high school and college....nothing earth shattering, but I was writing.


My writing took on the form of journaling during those tumultuous teenage and young adult years, but who cares? I wasn't writing to be published (although Judy Blume might have been proud of some of my material) - I was writing for me. My favorite class in college was a creative writing class and I was quite encouraged when my professor told me that I had talent worth cultivating. Unfortunately, my perfectionism and lack of self-confidence paralyzed me and I didn't write for years, other than case notes when I worked as a counselor.


I started mulling over a novel when I was a stay-at-home mom mainly for sanity's sake, but also to release the creative beast. It felt GREAT, but again, my lack of confidence got in the way, plus I went back to work full time and didn't have (or make) the time to write.


All of this procrastination led to self-defeating feelings and a creative depression. I finally realized what was wrong (with the help of my son's piano teacher) - I wasn't putting my passion into action. Creative people must create. So guess what? I'm blogging and I'm doing it! You can do it, too! Figure out what you are passionate about, get off your booty, and DO IT!