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The Hard Part Doesn’t Last Forever
But you have to get through the beginning in order to flourish in anything
Last night I was feeling really down about my writing.
I just felt so lonely.
For the past month now, it’s sometimes felt like I’m writing to no one.
Day after day, I put words on a page and send them out into the universe, and most days, they seem to fall flat on their faces.
The beginning stage is the hardest
On the car ride to visit family, I was talking to my partner about it, trying to explain how I was feeling.
I was obviously emotional. It was almost like I wanted to cry. My throat was starting to tighten up, and I kept trying to swallow the lumps that continued to build, forcing them back down.
I told him this part — the beginning stage — felt especially tough, and he reminded me that I’ve done a lot of hard things in my life. Each time, though, I’ve gotten through the worst part by pushing on.
Keep going when the going gets tough. That’s the only way it ever gets easier.
Even though I know this in my head, it still doesn’t make the emotional ups and downs of it any easier.
