This week I had a lot of different emotions going on. I felt really excited for my well received second issue of Write 2 Be magazine. Then I felt anxious about the novel that I have yet to finish as well as the novel that I am also anxious to get started on. I also felt full of doubt and I still had to wonder is my writing really good enough to start going after those freelance positions at the newspapers and magazines that I want. However, despite all of that, I woke up today just feeling grateful.
Looking at the news and seeing all of the tragedy that there is out there and all of the problems that people are dealing with that are so much bigger than mine, I can’t really complain. I mean sure my struggles, to me, are going to always feel like they are mountains that grew out of molehills, and for me the issues that I am struggling with are difficult but whose issues aren’t. There are people, who just this past week in my area, have lost their children and all around the world there are people who are homeless, who are hungry, whose lives are cut short for one reason or another.
I woke up today, seemingly healthy, my child is healthy, and I am making it (miraculously) and I just had to tell God thank you. Not just for all that he has pulled me through, but also for all that he shields me from, and also for the potential of my opportunities both in the present and in the future to come. We all have to remind ourselves to be grateful for the things we have and sometimes for the things we don’t have as well because when we think about the things that we want and don’t have it gives us drive and fuels us with determination to be able to make those things happen.
Just remember, before you rest your head tonight, to make sure to take in what you do have around you and make sure that you cherish it. Another thing I am grateful for (among so many other things) is that I have this blog to share my thoughts and my life with all of you out there and I am grateful to those of you are interested enough to tune in. Have a great weekend everyone!
Jimmetta Carpenter
Writer/Editor
The Diary: Succession of Lies (Now Available)
Writing as “Jaycee Durant”
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