- Write From My Gut ~The Newsletter
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- At the edge of a cliff
Hello. 👋🏽
I’m Nadine.
Today is finally here - the first edition of the “Write From My Gut” newsletter! I am forever grateful to you for signing up. Thank you for joining me on this adventure (and many more to come!).
I’m no “professional writer,” but I love to write.
And I love to ask myself questions as I go.
Regrettably, I allow these questions sometimes to hold me back from pursuing some of the things I love.
Is LOVE enough to start and maintain a new creative project like this newsletter?
How much does FEAR hold us back?
Can’t LOVE and FEAR live together, intertwined to create something special?
A few months ago, I journaled about my state of mind when I first started this writing journey:
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I reached the edge of a cliff.
It looked like a far way down.
I turned back many times.
I didn’t want to take the risk.
I didn’t think I could do it.
I was afraid.
I was terrified.
But I couldn’t look away.
Memories flooded my mind.
You’re not good enough for this cliff.
You have no right to think about this cliff.
No cliff is good enough for your kind.
The voices repeated over and over and over again.
The pounding of the drums got louder and louder.
I finally decided.
I’m gonna do it!
I am going to go off this cliff!
I’M… FREAKING OUT!!!
The pounding was so loud I could barely hear myself think.
I pushed myself off the edge of a cliff.
I took a running leap...
With my eyes closed…
Then I opened them.
I am on solid ground again.
Where is the cliff????
There was no cliff.
It was all in my mind.
It was just a bump on the road.
A new path lay before me.
I want to see where this one takes me.
Here we go…
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Many times, we will reach a bump along the journey. FEAR can easily distort our perspective when we don’t answer our questions about the thoughts running through our minds.
I stalled on launching this newsletter because I thought I was afraid to fall.
Instead, I should have been asking myself how high I could soar…
Thank you again for your support. I look forward to sharing more thoughts, insights and lessons learned as I continue to take leaps along my unique journey. If you find them useful, please feel free to reach out.
Remember, we all have the ability to create something beautiful.
Keep soaring towards your dreams.
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~Nad / Naddy / Nadine
I Write From My Gut… every day!