Author R.A. Gasparac

I’m the type of person, that I don’t like to halfway do any sort of job. Therein lies my current situation. There is a glimmer of light in my hopes of becoming a full time writer. It took a lot of hard work to get here even though there is more work down the road.

Which brings me to my current thought – if you shine too brightly others will try to knock you down. Just because you don’t fit into a perfect little box others want you to be in, is no reason to be discouraged. In the past I would ball up into the corner and cry rocking back and forth, but now I am so numb to it that I take in a deep breath and continue with my work.

Is it disheartening when you give people chances and they choose to slap your hand away. What matters is that you extended your hand. Continue to wish them well and move on without forgetting their behavior. Remember they are good people that just don’t get you, and that’s okay.

A good friend reminded me that people who manipulate and undermine get ahead only temporarily. I am where I am because of my own work and merit. So keep plugging away. Only you can write your stories. Without you they will die. Brining that to the world is our focus as writers.

It is a selfless act, like childbirth if you think about it. The pain, sorrow, joy, and agony creates something we gift the world. Long after the human race – our stories will be our legacy. It is a duty we toil over to learn the best part of ourselves.