To Write or Not to Write

Facing your fears is the key to happiness. If you have any hopes of becoming inspired in this lifetime, you need to learn to face your fears.

The reason I’m writing about fears is because I’m at the point in my life where I need to face yet another one - and just like the others I’ve faced before, it’s extremely hard to do.

Truth be told, facing a fear can be scary as hell - but it can also be made a heaven; it’s all in the state of mind and how you choose to frame it.

Throughout the years, I’ve come to learn that something as unpleasant as facing something you fear is entirely too easy to keep sidestepping and denying into one’s thought’s – it’s too easy to swoosh way.

I’ve found at times it takes some serious pushing, forced focusing and downright self-advertising to finally get one to face such a fearful thing as, “fear”.  I think that’s why it’s such a rare occurrence.

If the goal is to write a book, why haven’t you seen much of my work? I’m certain that the answer lies in fear.

I believe it has something to do with my past…and perhaps the future; either way, it’s become obvious something is amiss for I’ve been sitting on these unique thoughts, beliefs and philosophies for so very long now that there must be some underlying reason that this task remains incomplete.

The reasons I fear writing my story are many but mainly because of the hard feelings it will cause because the truth is not always ideal. The inevitable awkwardness, strains on relationships and the embarrassment of self and others is certainly a reason to not face the music.

No doubt, real truth can be some real “heavy stuff".

Certainly I don’t think people who treat others poorly should be harbored or protected - especially by the very people they’ve wronged the most, but writing real things about real people that causes real anxiety is still the right thing to do – especially if hoping to inspire change.

The reason I fear not finishing the Book is because if that happens, at least in my eyes, I will have failed.

I’ve put everything I have in this experience - the learning and training. I’ve put all my time, my efforts and my heart into this endeavor; if I fail to complete my work, then I will fail myself which simply cannot happen.

In addition, my four children know I’m writing this book so they need to see a finished product as they are the original reason for writing the book in the first place.

Plus, it’s got so much potential to do the mass of people an unprecedented amount of good, so it would be a shame not to get this information out to the people.

To go through life unappreciated for who you are - and what you have to offer is not the way to go and is perhaps the saddest way to leave this world.

If I would die today, my last note in the symphony of life would not be as high as it should - and my soul would forever be out of tune with the Universe due to this lack of harmony and the omni-presence of the unrealized talent.

Your talents are God's gift to you - and what you do with those talents is your gift to God.

Who wants to short-change God?

This combination of talent unrealized and unappreciation of self and by others is the precise ingredients of “regret” – and with regret my friend, is no way to spend eternity.

Better get writing.

Peace out,

~The Guru