Validation

Hello all,

Lately I've been having issues believing in myself as a writer and creator based on the sales of my book. As someone who doesn't base my self-esteem by what others think of me this is a big blow. I like to think that I love myself solely because of who I am and not based on the validation of others. Maybe I'm more insecure than I realized, by failing at my dreams this has open up insecurities that either have been hiding in the shadows or weren't there before. Probably the former.

Where do I go from here? Do I continue to fight for my dream or do I give up and give into my family’s beliefs? Do I continue to fight? Is it really that simple to keep going when everything and everyone says it's not going to work? Finding the strength and will to keep going on, it's something humans have been doing for centuries, for thousands of years. In the face of defeat people have looked disaster in the eye and roared back. Maybe a young aspiring author can do the same thing? Maybe I can let failure roll off my back and continue doing something I believe, I know, I'm meant to do.

Today and tomorrow, I will carry on. Writing drives me crazy, it alights my mind, and it makes me happy. Luke 1:37 says, "For nothing will be impossible with God." I believe with the strength of the Lord I can do this.

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