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“Not good enough,” is a feeling, not a fact
I caught myself mid-entry: I don’t think the things I create are good enough. That belief exposed a lie I’ve accepted as fact. The work exists. The feeling was the only thing saying it doesn’t.
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Preparation is sometimes just dressed-up avoidance
I spent more time choosing the right notebook than writing in one. The emotion underneath was resistance – and I let it wear the costume of readiness. The container was never the problem. The fear of filling it was.
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Fear is a starting line, not a stop sign
The day I began, I was afraid I wouldn’t be consistent. Six months later I am still going imperfectly. The fear wasn’t a signal to wait nor a signal that I couldn’t be consistent. The fear was a signal that I didn’t yet have proof of myself. You build the proof by starting before you have it.