Sing: An IWSG Post

11:44 AM Elizabeth Seckman 27 Comments

I shared this quote on Facebook. When it was originally shared by fellow writer, Melissa Maygrove, it prodded me to act. I said to myself, "Self, get the hell off of Facebook and go do something productive."

So, I hit share and kept scrolling.

Okay, so that's not overly productive, even when you tell yourself it's marketing, but my lack of productivity is not the point. The point is the quote gave me a moment of pause...I allowed it to be a pebble in my pond.

This morning, I was perusing my Facebook page (link added if you're not following, LOL) and one of my Top Fans, Mary, added a simple "true". No exclamation point, no large caps. Just "true". I was immediately worried that her quick response came with a sigh at the end of it.

Gals like Mary shouldn't have to sigh. She's too good a lady to sigh. She's thoughtful and giving. And without her, there wouldn't have been The Summer of Iced Coffee!

Let me explain...

Mary and I were football moms together back in the day and unlike a lot of people who assumed since my day job was playing around with make-believe people that I had all the spare time in the world to go the extra miles. But not Mary. She would take things off my plate AND would ALWAYS thank me for everything I did.

Not just in public ways that would make me blush, but in active, thoughtful ways. I'd get a text, look on your porch. I'd open the door and there would be an iced coffee just for me.

So, this post is for Mary and for all of us who doubt ourselves when we shouldn't. I know, I know...easier said than done. So, I'm adding one quick piece of advice for squelching that voice that whispers, "You can't do this."

You gotta sing!

You can't hear the self-doubt when you're singing at the top of your lungs.

Here's the plan:

1. Pick an inspiring song

2. Crank it up

3. Sing until you forget what you were thinking about

4. Shuffle and repeat as necessary.

*Bonus points for dancing.

This post has been brought to you by the IWSG. Insecurity is the cause of ninety percent of writer's block*. You owe it your writing to drown out the doubt.

What say you...

What doubts stifle your writing dream?

Any songs we should add to the happy play list?

A huge thank you to this month's cohosts. Without you guys, this group wouldn't be possible! The awesome co-hosts for the March 6 posting of the IWSG are Kristina Kelly, Miffie Seideman, Jean Davis, and Liza @ Middle Passages!

*so says Elizabeth