Scott Adams, Cartoonist Dilbert
Perfectionism. That's what gets in the way of writing and creating. Gets in the way of anything productive, for that matter.
Children's writings often get closest to truth. At least truth that I can understand.
“Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.” Margery Williams, from The Velveteen Rabbit
Today I was feeling most unpurposeful...there is such a word, at least in my mind...today.
Challenging myself to work, when play seemed more on target. Challenging my plan because the details were less than in some finished state. Why bother with some next blog post or some next step when for the life of me I could not picture where it was all leading or what "it" would be, and especially no answer to "why"?.
So this morning I was reading a post from a Forum friend. Same, or at least a close similar thought there. Words saying something about taking advantage of the moment and meaning not getting too caught up in the end product. A recent past she described, taking advantage of an opportunity that was on offer rather than try later, alone, perhaps days or months later. Her's today, What a website would be in final form? Mine today, What is this blog's purpose and how does this one fit with the (2) others I write?
My wise kid smiled connecting, reading her post. Ah, my wise kid, the one I can always count on to be there, or I should write, to be here with me.
My wise kid's advice? My wise kid's thought on the subject...the comeback...
The only one who really needs to be concerned with the final version presentation is the Undertaker.
Since I'm not interested in that job...guess I'll settle for being less than perfect along this writing-publishing pathway. So this is today's post. It fits today...for me...
Where it fits the finished product and Plan? I have no idea. And...I smile.
Jane Marla VerDow
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