THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY by John Maxwell

When Lack of Money is Keeping You From Writing Full-Time

I have many friends who write, far fewer that can afford to write full-time. And that's okay. It has to be. For we writers are not only creative thinkers, we are real life livers.

That means that we don't give up even when we know we can only spare a part-time career in writing; at least for now.

We may write at 10 p.m. or 2 a.m., but we write because we can't not write.

Yes, we may dream of the day when, Lord willing, we can drop our full-time job away from home and write, but until then, we keep writing and dreaming.

We don't stop because the stuff of life is difficult and doesn't allow us to do what we - want. We're not little children after all who need to be catered to their every whim. We're adults, and although many people say we have a certain 'childlike' quality (we couldn't really write if we didn't) this child knows better than to complain about his/her sorry life in favor of doing all they can to make their life work, the way it is - right now.

Living in the moment is important, probably even more important than dreaming of the future, because right now at this very moment something tangible can be done.

So Write.

Blog Radio Interview Today!

The news today will be short.

Learn more about my new book!

I am SO EXCITED! Please check out my first blog radio interview (TODAY ONLY) at TheChristianAuthorsShow.com. Find out what makes me tick, how the book, "Conquering Your Goliaths: A Parable of the Five Stones," came to be written and what's up for next year!

I would love to get some feedback, so please drop me a line here or at: kathy@ariverofstones.com.

Kathryn

(Yes, that's me in the middle!)

Optimism

Optimism is the third stone in "Conquering Your Goliaths," and it's an important one. When you listen to God and trust in him, next comes an opportunity to show it.

I'm doing that very thing today. Speaking in front of a group. Knowing what I do about conquering fears, I'm still pretty nervous about sharing. It's one thing to write about it, but quite another to share it.

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But I'm doing it because I'm optimistic that what I have to share is worth sharing. I also have a good sense of who I am and how that correlates with my writing. I am a part of my new book just as I'm a part of those striving to follow God.

And I think that's important.

Whatever we have written, we need to be positive that what we have written will lift someone, give someone a smile, get someone back on track, bring enjoyment. If we can do that, optimism will shine in our own eyes as well as the eyes of those reading our book.

And that's the greatest hope any writer could have.