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Journaling Prompt — Tick, Tick, Tick…
Journaling prompt — Write down your thoughts about the following quote:
“If you worry about the clicking of the clock, you won’t get anything done.”
– Nikki Giovanni
I’m 51 years old and I’ll be celebrating my 52nd birthday in the spring of 2022. Since turning 50, I’ve become more aware of my mortality as my body ages. Sometimes I have anxious thoughts about my life running out of time to do and accomplish things like seeing my second novel published next year or writing, directing, and producing/coproducing a third independent, short film. I worry about the ideas I’ve jotted down inside my journals will go to waste. The one that haunts me the most is not fulfilling and achieving my ultimate goal of becoming the best writer I can be.
As I’m journaling my words, I recognize I’m placing too much faith in worrying about a future that may never be with concerns about what if I fail. The optimist inside me is flipping the switch using positive self-talk and by asking “What if I succeed?” Yes, the goal appears impossible, but it is possible because I am possible. I am a writer who is passionate about learning his craft so he can excel in his creative endeavors since he has yet to discover and share his literary best work to date. Going forward, I’ll try to appreciate the present and neither dwell upon the past nor fret about the future.
Every word I write is more than my breath, heart, and soul; they are my legacy, and I will not be denied!