“You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny.”
– The Upanishads, quoted in Noble Purpose: The Joy of Living a Meaningful Life by William Damon
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“People are often corrupted by their desire for power or wealth. Has anyone ever been corrupted by their desire to be left alone?”
– Steve Aylett, Heart of the Original: Originality, Creativity, Individuality
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Who am I writing to?
Who is reading?
No one else? OK, so I must be talking to myself.
I have the desire to sit alone and write.
I fear that I am wasting my time in self indulgence.
Desire wins out, through my daily practice, but is kept in check by the fear of publishing something nonsensical.
Desire gets me up before dawn.
I begin before fear has had the chance to fully awaken.
Fear is lulled into submission by the pen’s movement.
When the writing stops I ask fear to step forward.
It plays an important role in editing – reminding me to carefully check my work.
Desire is happy to rabbit on in a twisty turny flow of enthusiasms.
This is necessary for the first draft.
But I need fear to read over those words and wince.
Fear can’t stand poor grammar.
Desire provides a task for fear to keep busy with.
I can write everything and anything I desire.
But choosing to share it means I have to do it right.
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