Trust Your Write Goals

"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you
will be happy to live with all your life. Make the
most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks
of possibility into flames of achievement."

Golda Meir

Sometimes the biggest challenges we face as
writers is knowing "What do I choose?"

"Which direction is the right direction to take?"

And that doesn't even begin to address the
misery of "Is it it's or its? What is the
perfect word to describe that image?" and
on and on and on it goes.

Stop thinking, stop worrying, stop contemplating
and just move your pencil.

You heard me - move your pencil.

Fan those tiny, inner sparks by moving
your pencil across the page instead
of just THINKING about moving your
pencil across the page.

Here, a segment from my life....

I often talk about my favorite time of day being
sunrise - how I treasure the early morning air -
the time before most people are awake to breathe
in the luscious introduction of light to the darkness.

It was another exceptionally busy weekend. It wasn't
a frenetic busy, it was more like "my life is so
abundantly full of activities and people to love:
I am blessed" sort of busy.

I took ten minutes to pause in the green room
at Bakersfield Community Theatre while
waiting for Katherine's rehearsal
for "The Hobbit" to begin. I thoroughly
enjoyed the gathering of people young enough
to be my children... laughing, sharing, and being
grateful for each heartbeat that entered the room.

I love that these young people see me as
an adult who sees and hears them, who
values their opinions and insights.

I felt incredibly peace filled.

I drove home and longed for movement, so
Hank and Buttercup and I decided to go for
a nice long walk to try out their new harnesses.

It was that beautiful sister-time to near dawn.
Dusk was drawing near. Soon it would be dark
again.

We walked across Panorama Drive and stepped onto
the beloved soil of the Bluffs park. The sun was
dipping low in the sky.

It was remarkably clear. I could see the far-away
mountains which make our home a Valley. The
view below the bluffs was pristine and peaceful.

We chatted with another dog-loving couple before
making our way to a bench on the edge of the
bluffs so that we could fully experience sunset.

Contentment filled my spirit and the sun waved
to me as it pulled the blanket of the mountains
over its face.

"Good-bye sun!" my heart said. "See you tomorrow!"

I sat back and relaxed into the feeling.

I never question whether the sun will come back
tomorrow, I know it will.

I trust in its divine, natural presence.

There is no wondering about it, there is no worrying
about it, there is no hesitation in my declaration.

I look to the eastern sky this morning and guess
what? Here she comes again, about to give me a
good morning kiss.

The sky is brightening, its orangey-pink hued blush
says "Yes, I am back again - right on schedule."

Once again, peace fills my being.

It is the natural order: trust leads to peace.

Trust and peace are the platform to mindfulness,
awakening, passion and productivity.

Just like sunrise is the kissing cousin to sunset,
there is a paradoxical, burst-wide-open quality
to this platform of trust and peace.

This is because trust and peace also lead
to stillness, rest, calm and timelessness.

Embracing all sides of this paradox will lead to
the continued growth and inner knowing which
enhance and empower your dreams.

Trusting this paradox, knowing this paradox
intimately - leads to making empowered, enlightened
choices.

There is an ancient story of a mule, surrounded
by bales of glistening, sweet smelling hay.

It all looked heavenly, but unfortunately our
mule friend was uncomfortable with making
a choice. "If I choose to eat this bale of hay, I
lose out on that bale of hay."

He allowed himself to become hopelessly stuck
in a quagmire of indecision.

His indecision lead to no choice which lead to
his untimely demise.

It didn't ever occur to him that instead of looking
only at "either this bale of hay or that bale of hay"
he had the luxury of choosing a bit of this and a
bit of that.... the luxury of sharing this bounty with
others, perhaps... the luxury of learning that if
he began to eat, he would receive more.

If he HAD trusted his ability to choose and
taken the tiniest action, his life would have
changed dramatically.

Choosing to eat any of the hay would have been
better than making no choice at all.

What part of this story do you relate to the most?

There is a dense family of clouds between the
orange, sun-filled dawn and the grey-blue
sky that is turning to daylight.

I don't worry that the clouds are in the way - I know
they are sisters of the dawn.

You have no need to worry - instead, choose to trust
that your choices are empowered.

You are here, with a community who cares for you
and supports you.

If you make a choice that goes awry, the only worst
thing that can happen is that you learn to choose
differently next time.

This isn't a "wrong thing" this is a blessing.

This blessing comes from your choice to trust.

It is the dawn of another beautiful day - a gift to
be treasured, a canvas to be painted, a doorway
to be opened.

It is time for you to trust fully so that your writing dream
will be palpable - visible - treasured by many, with
plenty of space for you to continue towards whatever
direction calls you.

Writing Prompt:

My writing goals include..... move the pencil.

If it slows, state the prompt again....

My writing goals include.... and move your pencil
until you are truly "written out."

A great way to go even deeper is to take this
particular exercise out and write it seven
days in a row. Your mind and heart will begin
to prepare early in the day because now they
know it is coming - and truth be told? You
will discover those deep, bold, audacious
sparks leaping at the joy of being discovered.

Yay!

Now, write....

My writing goals include.......