Jenny- Thanks for sharing this. Personally I think we should think about vets every day. Hopefully we'll learn something from it. Jeff's admittance on not feeling ready as a writer and your answer to it---is perfect. The thing that I found about readiness is that, as soon as you're ready about something, you're immediately not-ready for the next thing. Life is a series of undulating mountains and valleys, doors closed to the past and opened to what's ahead. I don't think these milestones can ever exist without the two sides of the spectrum. And so you're right in that readiness is 'never really ready.' This writing is a great reflection.
Thank you for reading, and for echoing my ideas! I say, if you've worked hard, and you have this one piece ready enough to try to send it into the world, give it a try.
Jenny- Thanks for sharing this. Personally I think we should think about vets every day. Hopefully we'll learn something from it. Jeff's admittance on not feeling ready as a writer and your answer to it---is perfect. The thing that I found about readiness is that, as soon as you're ready about something, you're immediately not-ready for the next thing. Life is a series of undulating mountains and valleys, doors closed to the past and opened to what's ahead. I don't think these milestones can ever exist without the two sides of the spectrum. And so you're right in that readiness is 'never really ready.' This writing is a great reflection.
Thank you for reading, and for echoing my ideas! I say, if you've worked hard, and you have this one piece ready enough to try to send it into the world, give it a try.
Yeah, that hug is welcome, but you're always wary of it. As Bruce Springsteen said, you "end up like a dog that's been beat too much."