Frequently. Constantly. And for a variety of reasons. But someone once made the observation that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act in spite of it. It sometimes seems that writers struggle more with their careers than other people do – but the fact is with writers, it’s simply communicated more clearly. We express ourselves with words, and sometimes, that means we express our friustrations, too. But that happens with everyone now and again.
Everyone has a down moment, some rough patch that it’s hard to get through. But I tend to think of those moments as if they were parts of a book. Think about a book you’ve read recently, and whatever trials the characters may have experienced in the story. Even the really huge, traumatic events last for what, a few pages? In a big fat book?
Our own lives can be looked at in the same way. If I’m experiencing doubt or fear, I look at it as being just a few pages in “my” story. All I need to do is keep going forward in the story, keep turning those pages, and sooner or later I’ll be in a different place. It never fails.
Anyone – ANYONE – can get through a few pages of their story. All you have to do is have the courage to turn the pages.
