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Originally Posted by Zubi-Ondo  There is more time in life than most of us ever realize. We rush to get things done, and then looking back we often say "Hey, that wasn't so bad." The key I have found is to not get too obsessed with any one thing. Set yourself five years into your future, and look back at what you've done. Is that what you would have wanted to accomplish? Perhaps you will re-think things a bit, and say, well I want to be a writer, but it's okay if I have to grow into it. Maybe I'd better pass my exams and do well in school in the meantime. (Do I sound like dear old Dad?  ) Sorry, but I am a Dad, and I've just begun writing recently. I don't have as much time to write as I'd like because I have kids. But I love my kids, and I'm not going to ignore them because I'm obsessed with my writing. Enjoy your life, and your youth! If writing is in your heart, it wont go away. Don't worry - follow your heart. It knows you better than anyone. 
- Z. |
A philosophy I have to agree with, Zubi. I used to fret that I was running out of time to get anywhere with my writing. Then I realised that I'm twenty-seven, for crying out loud. I have a lifetime to get somewhere with it. If I don't write today (I probably won't, work 'til 10pm) and I don't write tomorrow, oh well. I might write the next day, of the day after that. The important thing is that I keep coming back to it. I have to, it won't let me go...