The Writing Life
“I want to move forward, but I don’t know enough yet.”
I read that line in an e-letter I received the other day. The author of the e-letter stated that the line is a common one among people considering new businesses or new directions with their existing businesses. I don’t know if the line is a common one – I suppose it is based on my experience with trying new things – but I still had a knee-jerk reaction to it.
Maybe I need to work on my people skills, but I’m not overly fond of the “overwhelmed” excuse. It fails to impress. It smacks of whining, and whining was forbidden when I was a child.*
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” It’s one of those phrases that’s engraved upon my brain. I’ve probably said it a few times myself and immediately regretted it because it means I sound like my mother. That being said, the phrase is a helpful guide. It often keeps me from saying or writing things I might regret.*
In the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to set some new boundaries regarding my social media usage. I don’t know why. It might be that I’m trying to accomplish more in the evening. Maybe I’m being my usual control-freak self and imposing limits. Maybe I’m rebelling against Facebook’s attempt to encroach upon every activity.