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2019 Summer Edition Bella Grace Magazine

I think I'm good enough

then self-doubt raises its ominous sword

and I sink into fear

and ask myself these questions:

• Who am I to think I could write a book? Nobody

• What do I know that anyone else would be interested in knowing? Nothing

• When do I have time to put pen to page? Never

• Why do I think I have anything to contribute? I don't

• How would I even begin? I can't

My answers are self-sabotaging

Fear-based lies

If I want to recover, unearth my inner creative,

I have to change my answers to the questions:

• Who am I to think I could write a book?

I am a talented woman who has a gift for writing

• What do I know that anyone else would be interested in knowing?

My 50 years of life

its ups and downs

journeys through hell

its heartache and redemption

successful climbs up the mountain

• When do I have time to put pen to page?

Time is a valuable commodity and I know how to use it well

• Why do I think I have anything to contribute?

Because I have suffered life lessons and beatings

and I have been restored time and again

• How would I even begin?

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