'Some see a weed, some see a wish.' It's all in how you look at the dandelion. We could equate it to the some see a glass half-empty while others look at it as being half-full. Our perspective on all things is of great importance.
How do you see your writing journey? Do you look at all the potholes and ignore the waving flags that signify the positives in your writing life? Or, is it a mix of both? Maybe that last one is the healthiest.
Looking only at the potholes will do nothing but drag you down, make you wonder why in the world you ever thought you could be a writer. On the other hand, if you skip over all those problem areas and see nothing but the good parts of your writing life, you could be stunting your growth. I'm doing fine, there is nothing I need to improve on--that's a risky attitude. It's better to aim at checking the good and the bad. That's the way you'll learn and grow as a writer.
When you flip a coin, you know there are two different sides to it just like our writing life. We flip from the good side to the not-so-good one from day to day. The whole coin signifies our writing self. It's up to us to see the good side and the maybe-a-problem side.
You have a choice as you progress on your writing journey. Will you ignore all the potholes and never get them fixed? Will you be so happy over all the good things that happen that you'll never even notice the potholes? Like so many things in life, we need to reach a happy medium.
So, what will you see the next time you pass a field of dandelions in their final stage? A weed or a wish?
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