Follow Your Truth

I've been struggling to write my class paper for a month now.

After class last night (which I had to attend via Zoom - I'm still dealing with this stupid flare!), I felt I had a better handle on what I needed to do.

But here's what really got me over the hurdle.

"Melissa," I said to myself, "stop trying to write how you think you should write. Write it how you want to write it."

And suddenly, the words came. I rewrote my introduction, telling the story I wanted to tell. It felt right where before it felt, well, weird.

What is that saying? To thine own
self be true.

This saying is not only important in our writing, but in our lives, as well. I'm facing a big decision soon and I have to keep returning to this sentiment again and again: Be true to yourself. Follow your truth, not anyone else's.