LIFE IS SHORT SO LIVE IT WELL
I've sort of had this blog topic in my head for a while, I just hadn't sat down to put it into words...until now. I want to start with what inspiration means to me and that comes to me in many forms with God being front and center. As long as I can remember, His love for not only me but EVERYONE was taught every Sunday and it's what I stand firmly on today.
Am I perfect?
No.
Do I mess up ALL THE TIME?
Yes but it's in Him that I can find grace and forgiveness, allowing me to be who I want to be even when I stumble.
I not only draw my inspiration from Him, but others as well. I've always looked at the type of music I like and listen to an extension of what I believe. Switchfoot is one great example of that. Their music keeps me anchored to what I believe and that allows me to write about love and the journey you go on when you're in love and while I am lacking in the love and romance department, thankfully my imagination takes over and I write what my idea of being in a relationship is like. It's the only thing I know and it's a joy taking characters that I've created from nothing and have them tell their story as real and raw as I can.
Sometimes though (okay, more times than I care to admit) I still found the doubt creeping in and while that alone, is pretty bad, a lot of the reasons I feel the way I do about this whole process is because deep down I hate myself for not doing it sooner because it didn't happen while my maw-maw and granny were still alive so they could tell me (even though I already know) how proud they are of me.
Regret is the worst emotion in the world.
As always, life is short so live it well!
