Duel #1

Here we are at the start of September and I have been presented with a challenge. I have been challenged to a word duel. Each day from now until the end of the year I must write a total of five hundred words a day. I know that this will be an interesting feat for me and I will rise to the occasion with the greatest determination. My brother and I are dueling to the death (figuratively, of course). He has given me a reason to write, and I love him for it.

I think sometimes that I get so caught up in my life that I forget my passion to write. I forget that what I’ve wanted most in my life is to be called a writer. I love words and putting together the thoughts and emotions that people can relate to. I love being able to tap into something that people are able to understand and can empathize with.

I am tired of putting my writing on the back burner and so this challenge comes at a great time. I am being pushed beyond my limits and for that I am truly thankful. My goal is to write on here every day and leave my five hundred words up for everyone to see. Some days they will be meaningful, other days, they will probably be complete nonsense. I will try to write some fictional stories, and other days I might tell a funny story from my personal experiences. This is a place for me to come and release my thoughts, and put myself out there for the sake of my writing and my goals.

I know that there will be days that I do not feel like writing, but I imagine they will be much like the days I do not feel like going to the gym. I must motivate myself. I must push beyond the barriers that I place around myself. This challenge is about my writing. It’s about reaching for something deeper within me and that is what I plan to do.

Today I choose to be a better version of myself. I want to be more than what I have allowed myself to become. I think that most days I settle for a lesser version of myself in order to just get through the day, but I am tired of that. I am tired of settling. I feel like we all do that, every day. I refuse to keep being average. It’s hard sometimes to keep your resolve and go for a more than average life. We tend to allow ourselves routine so that we can make it through something or to something, but I am ready for a life that is fuller. I am ready for a life that is everything I’ve ever dreamed of. I think sometimes I get overwhelmed with life choices, and that is my reason for settling. I don’t settle because I want to, I settle because I don’t know what else to do, or where else to go. I am ready for my life to be more, and this is where I am starting. I am rising to the challenge set before me and I will come out better for it.

So hold on to your seats people, this is going to be an interesting ride.