Stop apologizing.Â
No, you didn’t say anything, but the way you’ve been acting, you could have been screaming from where I stand. Every decision you make, every compromise, it’s an unspoken apology, and I know you can feel it.
Why do you apologize for being you?
You’re so determined and hopeful to impress the people around you, you forget the millions of people in the world who are waiting…aching, for the stories you have to tell. Instead, you second guess, trying to craft words for those who would never buy your books.
Why even try?
Not writing, but why try to impress people who don’t matter?
Don’t shut me out and turn away. You know I’m right.
What? You think I don’t know you?
You walk about, surrounded by people who don’t get you, don’t understand that there’s something inside you, waiting to get out.
You might not fully understand what the story is at this stage, but you know it’s great. An idea that will make people smile, give them hope, encouragement, or maybe just a moment's reprieve from this batshit crazy world we live in. Something deep inside you, making your heart beat stronger. You can feel its purpose, putting a slight bounce in your step when you ponder upon it.
I know you’ve felt it.
That need inside you.Â
To bring this idea to life.
That’s why they’re wrong. All those who doubt you. It’s why you shouldn’t be listening to those who say you ‘can’t’, ‘you’re crazy’, or ‘that’s impossible’.Â
Why is that? Why can’t you create this idea, give it birth, and share it with others out in the world?
Because they haven’t done it?
Because they couldn’t, or worse…wouldn’t do it?
The worst injustice you can inflict upon yourself is to take the insecurities and shortcomings of another and place them on yourself.Â
You are not them.
The Universe is whispering to you.
You,…are a creator.
It is your privilege and honor to bring to pass the imagination of a brilliant mind and heart.
Your own.
Stop listening to those who do not know what’s inside you…and show them.
Only then will they understand. Only when you bring this feeling to life will the doubt and mockery reduce and subside.Â
Then will they honor you and emulate you. Not because you are better than they, but because by doing what you know is right, you will change ‘impossible’ into ‘probable’, pulling back the cover to show them a path.
It was always there. The ideas, the magic, the surrounding possibilities. All the life and brilliance, waiting to touch their hearts, offering them the opportunity to be something more. A chance to shed the misconceptions of life, turn their backs on the lies of society, and stand tall.Â
Because you write, you’ll help others discover the greatest secret life holds for each of us.
You are more than you think you are.
They just couldn’t see it.
Yet.
Stop apologizing.
Start writing.