30 Days

Optional brain exercise - every single day for the next 30 days, wake up and write for an hour.  See what happens.  (Don't check out Kirk's blog for more information and inspiration.)  Also, we'll be writing for 15 minutes everyday for our brains so be prepared for that - mentally and emotionally.

Awesome Mr. Hensler wrote on that aforementioned don't-check-it-out blog the following:

"Pride is like a shield.  It is thick and nearly impenetrable.  Our pride protects us.  Most people will find it satisfactory enough to call themselves proud, accepting it as part of who they are.  Other people will question their pride and try to understand where it came from.  Why did they grow this armor?"

"But there comes a point when we are no longer benefiting ourselves by sitting on the sidelines and criticizing everything that is wrong with the world.  As if it is some manifestation of a state of superior intelligence to point out the obvious shortcomings of our existence.  It's a dead end road.  We are in the world, this is our world."

"So what is it that really holds us back from putting our work (ourselves) out there?...It's fear that holds them back...". 

"As human beings, we are survivors.  We will do whatever it takes to stay alive.  But there seems to be a sense of complacency that has plagued our culture.  Our basic needs are met so we spend the rest of our time suffering.  We're not sure what the hell we're supposed to be doing with all of our free time that we would have normally spent chasing down wild buffalo, picking berries, or scrubbing our loin clothes against rocks in the river."

"Speak up people; the world needs to hear what you have to say."

KIRK HENSLER

I agree with everything except the last part - the world does need to hear what you have to say as long as it's something worth saying.

xoxo

#WriteYourselfAlive

p.s. - Those of you who signed up for the PLNU symposium, it is THIS THURSDAY!
p.p.s. - Check out Andrea Gibson on 3/25 in North Pork.  See her blog for details.  DYING!!!!!!  I wrote North Pork!  I meant North PARK.