MusingsWithTime

Reflections of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend


I finally did it!

After nearly a year of taking the first step to create my blog, I finally hit the publish button! I still can’t believe that I’ve done it.

After my initial enthusiasm with creating the website and writing the first blog, I allowed myself to fall into my usual pattern of procrastination which on reflection, I believe stems from my lack of self-belief. Although I’ve always known that I wanted to write, I just didn’t believe that I was a good enough writer and I still have self-doubts about my writing abilities even at present. However, I’ve learned that I can’t wait to be perfect before doing something, instead I have to start doing the thing I want to get better at and that’s how perfection comes. This is why I decided to hit the publish button on my website today even though I think my writing is not good enough and I don’t know what I’m doing yet.

I know that my writing will improve with practice. As long as I am making progress, I will become better and the important thing is not waiting until I figure things out before pursuing my goals but actually making a start and choosing progress over perfection.

So, welcome aboard this exciting but frightening new adventure of mine and hopefully as I make progress, growth will follow and who knows maybe someday I will look back on this post and think “what absolute nonsense! I am a brilliant writer!”



2 responses to “I finally did it!”

  1. It’s brilliant. You will look back in glee and it will be the best memory when age beckons… You look back and see how you thought and what you have become. It is like a photo but in this case a stilt of a memory which would have otherwise been forgotten in the daily flurry

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      Onyinye Ndefo

      thanks Nicanor! that’s very kind of you. I only hope I have the courage to keep writing

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