This will be a short blog post, because sometimes many words are not what we need. You might put this under the category of a note to self, and I’m inviting you to look over my shoulder as I try to think of a few simple things I can do right now to make a difference in these challenging times.
1. Listen more. Listen more.
Listen more.
2. Stop interrupting as if I understand.
I don’t.
3. Realize only God truly knows
my heart, the depths of which are often unknown to me.
4. Eliminate the word but,
because every time I make that word choice, it invalidates what I said before
it.
5. Don’t tolerate injustice. Even
in small ways.
6. Be willing to accept change
and not sentimentalize hurtful vestiges of the past.
7. Pray as the Psalmist did, “Will
you not revive us again . . .” (Psalm 85:6).
That’s where I’m beginning. This
plan is not complete or perfect in its scope, but what I’ve learned from my
writing journey is that small steps add up to something big. If I write 1,000
words a day five days a week, I could have a rough draft of a novel in three or
four months. What it takes is persistence and a bit of discipline. I think that
principle may apply here too. Change will take focus and determination.
I’ll end by using a boomer song
reference that seems applicable here, “Let it begin with me . . .”
