I
had a revelation this morning. It wasn’t the brilliant craft
idea I came up with to send to Cicada, or the stellar
science idea that would be just right for Highlights.
No, it was far more earth-shattering, with effects that will
hopefully reverberate far into the future of my career.
It’s the simple, yet scary, concept of doing it NOW.
Here’s how it happened: I lay in bed with every intention
of doing the usual – writing in my journal, taking a walk,
and letting my mind wander into creative possibilities.
Creative possibilities that may or may not end up in
anything but my journal, I might add. Yet as I pondered my
craft idea and composed the opening sentences in my mind, I
realized this was my chance to harness excitement,
get my thoughts on paper, and, Heaven forbid, actually
write the article.
And I did! What a concept.
As I articulated the experience to my best friend, the
gravity of my discovery became clear. What if every time
I started composing in my head, I got it down on paper? Just
think what I could accomplish! Everything I say I want to,
certainly. Even better, I wouldn’t lose those brilliant
sentences into the ozone or allow them to languish
indefinitely in my journal.
Then the idea for this article popped into my head, and I
recognized how easily it could slip away. That settled it.
“I have to go,” I said to my friend. “It seems I have
another article to write.”
