May as Well
May 16th, 2017 by Kimberly
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
via Gratefulness.org
It’s frustrating to put out effort and not see results. No one knows this better than a writer, unless maybe it’s an actor. You have to trust that offering up your work a hundred times will bring you something, and often it does, but try remembering this when you’re at #59. The string of failures behind you whispers in your ear that only more of the same waits ahead.
Maybe the trick lies in separating ourselves from the linear goal-oriented approach. I write so that people will read my writing so that I can make a living at it. But what if life has a bigger scope than I understand? What if someone will read my writing and some analogy that I use will spark an idea that leads them to the cure for cancer? What if the way you run to your next audition because you’re running late gives a passerby on the street inspiration for a battery that renders gasoline obsolete?
For the love of God, go practice your monologue from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The world needs to let go of oil.
A big thank you to Chelsea and Brendan. My life had a gaping hole in it before I saw this picture at their wedding reception.
Kimberly never realized how selfish her fear of failure was before.
I guess a “thumbs up” emoji doesn’t translate here.
Great stuff Kimberley! As a social justice activist for decades, now #60, trying to remember “the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences” is what keeps me going. Especially in a political era like we have now.