Write (Right) Now

Too often we sit in judgment of ourselves and our work.

"This isn't good enough," we think. "This will never be good enough." Or, "This story has been told better before by someone else." Or, "This book has been written before."

Know this now and for all time: It is good enough. In this moment, this word is good enough, and so is this one.

This moment is always as good as it gets -- in this moment. So make the best of it. In this moment, give yourself permission to write the worst junk in the world, the same permission I give myself in this moment when I fear what I write for you isn’t good enough. It is, in this moment. I must believe this, as must you, or we can never move into the next moment and then the next, when those moments, too, form the present moment.

It is good enough. If you do your best to write freely and easily from your heart, it is always better than good enough. It is perfect.

Whatever you write is perfect. Whatever you experience is perfect. Whatever you feel is perfect. In this moment. Which is the only moment that matters, for it is the only moment that exists.

• What can you do in this moment to bring you back to the present moment?

• What can you stop worrying about, wondering about or trying to figure out?

• What can you stop judging?

Close your eyes for a moment. Focus on your breath. Be present. With your words. With your writing. In your life.

Adapted from The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write, two-time award-winner in 2009: a New Mexico Book Award and an Independent Publisher Book Award

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Mark David's January Events / Albuquerque Area

• Free Talk

Topic: Acts of Surrender: Stepping into the New Year on Faith

Sun, Jan 10 ~ 10:30am ~ East Mountain Unity Center, Edgewood, NM

Mark David's January Workshops / Denver Area

• Free Talk, Author Q&A and book-signing

Topic: Birthing Your Book...Even If You Don't Know What It's About

Thursday, Jan 28~ 7pm ~ Bemis Public Library, Littleton, CO

• Writing workshop -- From Memory to Memoir: Writing the Stories of Your Life

Friday, Jan 29 ~ 6-9pm ~ Colorado Free University, Denver, CO

• Writing workshop -- Write in the Flow: Answering Your Call to Write

Saturday, Jan 30 ~ 10am-4:30pm ~ Colorado Free University, Denver, CO

• The Call to Write: Answering the Voice of Your Muse

Sunday, Jan 31 ~ 1-5pm ~ Phoenix Healing Center, Longmont, CO

Mark David's January Radio Events

• Mark David's monthly guest appearance on Unity.fm's Spiritual Coaching program

Tuesday, January 12 — 4pm ET

• The Muse & You with Mark David Gerson
Special Guest: Cristina M.R. Norcross, author of the upcoming poetry collection Unsung Love Songs

Thursday, Jan 21 — 1pm ET