Two days ago I came across a book and devoured it. It was delicious to my soul. This writing is a direct response to what I read and internalized. Today is a historic day… the first day of writing every single day.

I had big plans to get out of bed at 5:00 am so that I could start this grand new adventure just right! With the perfect early morning time stolen away just for me and my writing. I hit the snooze button… like 3 times. Somewhere around 5:30ish am, my husband mumbled a question resembling asking why I set my alarm so early. I told him it was day 1 of my new goal to write every single day and I wanted to steal some private time in the mornings to do it. But, I decided I didn’t need to do that today, since I’ll already have time to myself with the kids going back to school after having 2 weeks off for spring break. I still have a week off before I go back to work.

So anyway, this guy, the author of this book I just read, says to do your daily writing in a public space. Set up a free blog. I’m like, well I already have a writing blog that has been sadly neglected. I guess I’ll just use that. I mean, why not?

If you’ve read my previous writings here on my blog, you know my writing to this point has contained a lot of previous life experiences I’ve been through. To be honest, I have no idea where it’s going to go from here. It might end up a big jumbled mess just like everything that resides in my head.

Here’s what’s going to go down. I’m letting go of expectations for myself. The only rule I’m going to follow, is the rule that I must write something ESD (every single day). That’s it. And I’m just going to click the publish button when I’m done. I’m not going to go back through to edit and evaluate and rethink 127 times what I’ve just written and if I should let people read it. I’m not going to question if it’s good enough to let people see it. I’m just going to do it. No restrictions. No editing of content. No second guessing what I just put in writing. It will be raw.

That’s it. No more squashing my desire to write. I know I’m meant to write. I will not deny myself this anymore. The fear of not succeeding at the one thing that has always been in my heart and soul to do is not going to stand in my way anymore.

Bring on day 2!