Not Just Another Blog

I like to write. It’s been a hidden passion of mine. Not even sure why it’s hidden. I do it for work. I write down things for thousands of people to read what I have to say. I write for others to speak what was in my heart. I write to inspire behind the scenes.

Give me a pen.

Give me some paper.

Give me your attention.

I’ll let you know the hidden things in my heart.

I write on loose papers and napkins. On my phone and sticky notes. I write to makes sense of my emotions. I write to understand other’s feelings.

So why haven’t I thought more serious about where I should write my thoughts? I have a file on my computer. It’s called “Becca’s Thoughts”. And it’s just that, my thoughts. Random snippets into my crazy brain. Some are short phrases. Some look like wanna-be poems. Some are bits of inspiration and encouragement. While others are just a desperate cry to be heard.

• Other people are doing this….

• Someone else already tried…

• It just looks like I’m copying them…

• Aren’t I supposed to be an original?

Have you ever talked yourself out of doing something using any of those excuses?

Same.

But why? Why does it matter if someone else is also doing what you love to do? Is it not allowed for two or more to do the same thing? Aren’t we all supposed to be encouraging each other and teaching each other how to be creative? It’s not a competition. It’s using our God-given creativity to do something beautiful.

Did Picasso stop himself from painting just because da Vinci was already recognized as a renowned artist? Did Chopin give up writing music just because Beethoven had been an incredible composer? Did Steve Jobs tell himself he shouldn’t create Apple just because Bill Gates had already created Microsoft?

So what if someone else is also on YouTube. So what if everyone and their mother is writing a blog. So what if everyone is trying to be a photographer. It might seem like your dance moves look like someone else’s. Who cares if no one understands your fashion. Do you enjoy doing it? Are you passionate about the creativity surging through you? Then please take this as an invitation to just go ahead and keep doing what you’re doing!

PS: This one was a letter for me. No more second guessing. No more false humility. No more doubts. Here we go.