Fear of being "too much" will make you miserable.
I was sick of it.
I'd always wanted to be a writer—all it took was finally deciding that I am, regardless of what anyone else thinks. But I want it stitched into my thoughts so I don’t forget—embedded so deeply it sets up shop where insecurity used to reign. Which is why I took on this "write a new post every day for a year" thing.
I thought it could help me emblazon Writer on my proverbial name tag. Kind of like Ross from Friends wearing two name tags... that way everyone knew that while he was Ross, he was very much also Dr. Geller.
Becoming a writer is something I’ve secretly thought about for a very long time—I’ve just been too scared to act on it until now.
Our Daily MAP Year Prompt
26/365
From The Artist's Way task list in Chapter 1: Recovering A Sense Of Safety:
"List three old enemies of your self-worth.
Please be as specific as possible in doing this exercise. Your historic monsters [adversaries of your art] are the building blocks of your core negative beliefs—yes, rotten Sister Ann Rita from fifth grade does count, and the rotten thing she said to you does matter...
It's always necessary to acknowledge creative injuries and grieve them. Otherwise they become creative scar tissue and block your growth."
onward.
-dmac