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I Write

I keep thinking about


The novel I may never write.

The scraps of stories

stuck inside books.


The scenes spinning

in my head.

The flashes of images

that may never see

the light of day.


The wasted time spent

Analyzing those images

Criticizing my thoughts

Even before they could

be shared.


Self doubt

Masked as

Self assessment.
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SW-User
Fear is the biggest anchor of both the individual and humanity as a whole...

Not healthy fear, like being eaten by a lion or fear of falling from a great height...

But fear of rejection, hurt feelings and dented ego...

These are things that are ironically feared more than those things that pose a true existential danger.

Rejection, Hurt feelings and dented ego are not fatal even though we fear them as we fear death and nonexistence...

To the contrary, when dealt with in a healthy manner, without crippling fear these can be turned into sources of power and inspiration.

Be you and do so unapologetically. Own yourself, not disown yourself.

Make yourself master of your being... Not a slave to being someone else...
HotMessExpress102 · 41-45, F
So beautifully and powerfully stated! I just may read this a hundred times today! @SW-User
SW-User
@HotMessExpress102 Just once should suffice. And thank you.
HotMessExpress102 · 41-45, F
It takes me more than once for a lesson to fully sink in.... @SW-User