Thank you to my mom and dad for these awesome birthday treats! New writing journals and pens always foster inspiration for me. I'm looking forward to an upcoming SCBWI writing conference this weekend and am hopeful new ideas will be plentiful. One of the quotes in this Life's Little Instruction Book really hit home for me as I often seem to let life get in the way and wait for the "perfect" time and place to write which, very often, is hard to find. I will leave you with these wise words as you embark on a new writing week...
"What are you waiting for? Perfect conditions? Conditions will never be perfect. Today's the day to dust off your dreams. So get out there. Get going. Get moving. Shoot down a star. Lasso the moon. Stare down a rhino. Life's not going to ask you to dance. You've got to run towards it with arms open and eyes flashing. Tackle it, wrestle it to the ground and kiss it on the lips. It always kisses back."
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Happy writing!
Wise words indeed. How sweet of your parents. Have a great time this weekend. Oh, and a late Happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the birthday wishes, Beverly, as well as positive thoughts on this upcoming weekend. Looking forward to it!
DeleteInspiring post! Hope you had a delightful birthday. How was the SCBWI conference?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna! It was amazing. My head is still spinning. I'm looking forward to sorting through everything and posting now that the tennis season has wrapped up.
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