What I really want to say right now is, “Holy crap!,” I just published a guest blog!!!” but let me get my act together, and start over…
I had the honor of being a guest blogger today for Women on the Fence, which has been named one of Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women. My article discusses the power of words, especially those we use about ourselves. This blog is extremely personal for me, so I hope it resonates with others who have suffered their own self doubts.
Below is an excerpt. Thanks for taking a moment to read it!
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“I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love words. As a kid, I consumed books by the dozens, and wrote spiral notebooks-full of my poems and thoughts. What I didn’t understand then was the power of those words, to both elevate and diminish me.
By the time I was 16, I knew I wanted to be a writer. I even looked the high school career counselor straight in the eye, and said the words out loud. “Oh, you’re going to write the great American novel?” she mocked. Then, she advised me to take a typing class, so I could be a secretary. It was obvious she’d had lots of practice stabbing pitchforks into kids’ dreams.”
Read the rest of Use Your Words Wisely at Women on the Fence. And please leave comments.
Congratulations on your guest blog! It was a great posting and it reminded me of how I use to be embarrassed when I said that reading was my favorite hobby. It didn’t seem as valid as sports or cooking. But as you said, I stopped listening to those negative messages. What does it matter what anyone else thinks. I love to read – it makes me happy – end of story.