Day 89

Yesterday my friend Barb sent me a reminder to check out her Facebook page: Writing From the Heart (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Writing-from-the-Heart/127562750646902). There was a link on her page to an article titled Permission to Suck by Linda Gerber. It provided exactly the advice I needed. Lately, with so much going on in my life, I am not sure that I have the energy to write. This article was a reminder that it doesn't take much energy to write if we give up the notion of writing well. Writing is easy if we allow ourselves to suck; and, since first drafts generally suck anyway, what do I have to lose? I can't always compose lyrical prose or make profound observations, but I can get something on the page every single day. The practice is infinitely more important than the product.