Do You Have What It Takes?

2/7/24

I often found solace in writing as I was growing up and on into adulthood. I’ve also found healing, clarity, freedom and hidden answers. I know that it’s not of my own making as I seem to have had this gift of creative writing as far back as I can remember. I’ve rarely had to scramble for words. Proper punctuation is a totally different story and I’m sure that will be evident more than once in my musings. That being said, I believe there is a sort of perfection in imperfection but more on that another time.

I was told more than once I should start a blog but my “appreciation” for computers is still evolving. A friend has kinda kept on me about starting one and I decided why not? I mean not really much point if I’m not going to put them out there to be questioned, accepted or challenged. I also feel like our gifts were never meant to be hoarded but to be shared. Recently she asked what I was going to call my blog and of course there were a couple of sarcastic  answers but it did prod me to seriously consider her question. After consideration, the question popped in my mind about “do you have what it takes?” What it takes to be challenged? To be honest? To change? To risk not being liked? To stand for what’s right even when it’s not the popular opinion? The more I look at our society, the more I realize the ever increasing numbers of those who don’t have what it takes. At least not obviously. I do believe for many, as was my case, it’s hidden so deep that it is obscured from our own view and just the thought of searching is overwhelmingly frightening.