The Courage to lose Sight of the Shore

Soooo it is Thursday…

(just incase no one has noticed yet…lol)

And tomorrow is Friday, THEN AFTER IS THE WEEKEND!!!! And o.m.g. I sound like Rebecca Black naming the days of the week as if you guys didn’t already know!

Okay so I read this amazing inspiring quote today: 

“You can never cross the ocean, unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

It made me think about my writing, and my life in general. And how I’ve always been afraid of not seeing that “shoreline.” I’ve always preferred staying on known land rather then venturing out to see what I can discover, or see what I could achieve. My whole life I’ve always quit whatever I start, because of the fear I had about what other people would think, and because I’ve always been overly critical of myself. 

I debated on keeping this blog secret from people I know, like friends and family. Because I’m scared s**tless of being laughed at, judged, misunderstood, or thought to be dorky. I find it easier sometimes talking to…well the World Wide Web… Odd, huh?. 

BUT I want to try and be this Gladys for everyone. I want to be happy being me, showing everyone who I am…and hiding NOTHING. I want to share my experience with them too. Half the people I know don’t even know I’m currently writing a novel. I guess I wanted to keep it a secret until I finished… just incase I ended up quitting half way through… But thats not happening… The story I’m writing won’t let me quit, and has literally come to life… I cannot wait till I can share it with you guys. 

So today, I’m turning my back on that shoreline, and venturing out into my metaphorical ocean…in other words… I’m going to share my blog to them, and won’t worry about not knowing what they’ll think…

So my challenge for anyone reading this is: do something today or tomorrow… (or this weekend if you'd like) that you've always been hesitant about doing. Start that novel you’ve always wanted to write, go take that salsa class you’ve been afraid of taking, sing your song out loud… hell sing it really loud (even if you can’t sing. lol)

You only live once and if you stick to your shoreline… You’ll never really truly fully live. 

*Disclaimer… please don’t try anything dangerous. Results may vary.*wink*

Thanks for reading, =) 

Gladys

Oh and P.S. I’m officially on my halfway mark on my rough draft!