Starting to write can feel like this. Awkward. Uncomfortable. Totally unfamiliar. And like everyone else is better at this than you.
Just close your eyes and dive in. Remember any words you write can be fixed up, corrected, and changed later. But a blank page can’t be edited.
So pull out a pen. Top off your coffee. Take a deep breath. And begin.
Maybe you already know where you want to start. Maybe you have no idea — you just know you want to write. Start somewhere. Write about how not-knowing feels, if that’s where you are.
Think of facing that blank page as a form of mental yoga. It’s a discipline. It’s a spiritual practice.
And you get better at it as you go along.
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