Today is my birthday!
Strangely enough, I am not unhappy because I am getting older. Getting older does not bother me, although
perhaps it should!
Every year on my birthday, it is my annual day to think
of all the things I have not accomplished.
I don’t expect to bring about world peace (although that would be
nice!), but I would like to do something really worthwhile. Oops, there is that feeling unworthy again!
I have no-one to blame but myself, of course. I could,
and should, get myself moving and do something useful. Like many, the excuses
for not finding the time come too easy:
I work full-time, I have multiple sclerosis, I’m a single mom
(truthfully, my kids are grown and on their own, so this one doesn't even
count!), I’m too tired, I don’t know where to start, and on and on.
Perhaps, I just need to be more persistent. I have written four lovely books in a series
that tell Bible stories from an animal’s point of view. I think that those are useful, but of course,
they are not useful if they are not being read to the children they will be
useful to!
So, my challenge to myself for between now and my next
birthday is to work on getting those books out there! My second book, ‘Animals of the New
Testament’ will be featured in Toronto’s Word on the Street in September, but I
need to work harder. I need to come out
with some online marketing ideas that are not annoying to the online
world—there is the challenge!
So, wish me well and perhaps next year won’t be and
UNhappy birthday!
And I promise that the next blog will be more cheerful! I have written two downers in a row! That perhaps, is another challenge to me,
work on some more inspiring blogs!
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