A Truthful Letter

Heyu,

How’ve you been?

    I’ve just been thinking about you lately. I know you might be feeling like you’re all alone and that no one understands the hardships you’re going through. But I just want you to know that isn’t true.

    You’re never alone.

    One of the biggest misconceptions is that we’re going this road on our own, that no one could possibly understand what we’re going through and that it will be impossible for us to ever achieve our dreams.

    I just wanted to say that isn’t so.

    Because, Jesus is always with you, and He understands your strife; your fear is His fear, your pain is His suffering, the road you’re walking He’s walking it with you, and the mountain you’re climbing, He’s climbing it, too.

    So please, friend, dry your tears and brush away your fears, because you’re going to be okay. He’s there with you, and hey, you’ve got me, too. And you can do anything you want to do!

    Ah there it is; there’s that smile I was looking for! See? You’re good to go, everything will be alright; all you needed was a little truth to let in the light!

Ok, I’ve gotta go, will write to you soon

From: Me

To: Beautiful You

J

An Encouraging Truth

You can do anything,

No ifs, ands or buts.

You can do anything you put your mind to,

And if you love it enough,

And you try your best,

I’m telling you, you will succeed!

Whatever project you’re contemplating,

Contemplate no more.

Whatever new thing you long to try,

Long no longer.

Because, you have the strength to go all the way to the top!

You have the willpower that will never ever stop!

You exceed the capability,

So go achieve your possibility!

The world is yours; go claim it,

Because, honey, you’re well equipped.

You can do anything through Jesus Christ who strengthens you.

So go be that beautiful,

Strong,

Capable,

You!

J

Go Be It!

It’s not enough to just think about it.

Doing is half the battle.

I mean, our words Are very powerful but there’s no point keeping them inside our heads! If we decide: “I’m gonna have more fun this summer, watch less TV, and go live life” but all we do is sit and think about it (probably while we’re still watching TV) well, that ain’t gonna get the job done!

You have to go out and do it!

I was having a bad day one day, you know, in one of those sour moods that not even chocolate can fix (you know what I mean girls, ;) and I kept thinking: “I need to have more fun. I’m going to be happy and have fun. Ok, why am I not happy yet or having any fun?!”

Well, I could waste all my breath on just thinking I was going to have fun

and deciding to be happy,

but I was just going around in circles!

Nothing changed until I actually got up, went outside and “accidentally” got myself into a water fight. I tend to be an, ahem, let’s say ‘mischievous’ person and manage to get myself into those scrapes a lot, but as soon as I was actually out there goofing around and throwing water (ok, running from water) then I finally felt better!

All because I was out there doing it

God is teaching me right now that our words Are powerful, and the words of our thoughts can change our mindset and our mindset cAn chAnge our lives, but that water fight made me realize, to get from point A (I want to be happier) to point B (hey look, I’m happier!) we have to get up and actually do it! And this mentality can be applied to all aspects of our lives.

  

Thinking is the easy part.

But it’s the doing that gets the job done

and just verbalizing it isn’t enough;

you’ve got to act out the verb!

Doing makes the change and change makes the world a better place, in your life and in mine, so I resolve to do more doing, to be a doer not just a thinker, and to start making things happen. I resolve to go be whatever it is I’m meant to be.

Because that’s how Dreams come true

Vanquished: the Block of the Writer

It’s funny how you can be struggling with writer’s block for

hours,

                                         days,

even weeks

and you try and try and try,

until your eyes burn

and your fingers cramp

and your brain turns to mush

but you just can’t write and then…

BAM!

Something happens, you get an idea, and the words come in a rush and it’s suddenly like a Hallelujah chorus!

Bliss

I think that’s a pretty good word to describe it

J

     Guess I don’t need to tell you that MY WRITER’S BLOCK IS GONE! Cause you probably already figured that out, but just so you know MY WRITER’S BLOCK IS FINALLY GONE! Did you get that? MY WRITER’S… oh you got it? Ok, lol.

Yah, I’m stoked.

    And all it took was for me to stop trying (I think that was tip #3 in my 10 Totally Tantalizing Tips to Unblocking Writer’s Block) and a lot of prayer (tip number #10) but at long last my mind relaxed enough and now the words are floooooowwwwwing!

Praise the Lord, isn’t He great?

    Ah inspiration, how I’ve missed thee. Even though I’m a little rusty, I’m also excited because I have two short stories (one of which I’m in the middle of) that I can’t wait to share with you. They’re going to be epic, so be on the lookout for those coming very soon!

   

Writer’s block

It’s probably one of the most frustrating things in the world.

It comes, and it goes,

ebbing and flowing with the tides of our thoughts,

but this time it was NOT here to stay!

Now all the creativity that had been blocked up inside me has burst forth (I have so many new projects I can’t wait to share here!). So if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to embark on one of those adventures right now! But let me just say this:

This summer is going to be absolutely fantastic!



Just Wanted to Say…

Awww! A big thank you to whoever #1-ed my Beautiful Truth

What It's Not.

That was real sweet and I really appreciate it. Y’all are the best!

J