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To Thine Own Self Be True

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maskThere are many writers that I greatly admire. Anne Lamott is one of those writers. I admire, to the point of a writer-girl-crush, her ability to take what she’s thinking and feeling and just lay it all bare. My copy of her book ‘bird by bird’ is underlined and dog-eared and has notations and exclamation points in the margins-my way of saying, “YES! Preach it, sister!”

I love her because she’s not afraid to show us both the salvation and the wreckage of words-the good, the bad and the questions about life all tangled up together into one beautiful, sometimes painful mess.

I think that takes courage and confidence.

I asked my writer friend Z.D. if I could share something she wrote about confidence and Z agreed I could share a portion of her work.

Confidence

My confidence is like,
An unsteady Jenga tower,
If you throw,

One more insult my way,
The facade I have worked so hard to keep,
Will shatter and I will be left standing in the wreckage.

So here’s to courage and confidence. May you be blessed with an abundance of both.

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Comments

  1. Cecy says

    June 10, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    Oh, sweets, I’ve been there. Writers, are like performance artists who spill their talent on the written page. Stay strong–and remind me of the same!

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  2. Sonya says

    June 10, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Exactly! I love that-performance artists. I will!

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  3. Brenda Maxfield says

    June 11, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Sonya, I just got Anne’s book. Can’t wait to dive in! I like your sentiment of courage and confidence. That’s it!

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    • Sonya says

      June 11, 2013 at 3:13 pm

      What resonated with me was the chapter when she talked about the radio station that plays in a writer’s head. That’s one of the heavily underlined chapters ; – )

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  4. J.K. Rock says

    June 11, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    Hi Sonya! Writing takes courage. Rejection takes a suit of armor. Persistence in the face of rejection requires iron will or at very least, a massive stubborn streak ;-). I’m inspired by books like Lamott’s too, along with writer friends who lift me up. One of my writing mentors told me I had 24 hours to be sad after a rejection. I could wail, gnash teeth and complain all I wanted. Once those 24 hours were up, I had to get back to work. I’ve always loved that idea and I still use it when I receive revision notes I don’t agree with or- of course- more rejection . It’s nice because it gives us permission to be mad/sad/hurt while putting a limit on it too.

    Thanks for the post!

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  5. Sonya says

    June 11, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I agree. I have great writer friends-I love the sense of community. That’s very good advice-sort of like a 24 hour bug : – ) Thanks for sharing that.

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