I hope this video conveys hope and peace in discussing my book and living through uncertain and chaotic times. Hopefully it doesn’t come off sad because I’m not smiling that much, but know that this is about the importance of finding solace via reading in this unprecedented time. This video is a first take, unedited piece. Just wanting to be myself here.
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One of my favorite movies that I’ve watched so many times over the years, I’ve lost count, is Hope Floats.
In a time when hope is needed more than ever, I wanted to share a few words, quotes, and a song I’ve been listening to this afternoon that moves me to tears, as it’s so beautiful.
First off, know that you were created by a Trinity, Who is Love, Peace, and Hope.
He fashioned you with the breath of His Spirit, the soil of His created planet, and in His own Image.
You are higher than every plant, animal, and nature’s grandest and most beautiful mountains, seas, and deep, rich forests.
You are higher than the angels.
You are the conduit between the immaterial and material.
All because of Him. His Love.
This pandemic will pass.
This economic depression will pass.
We will meet on the other side of it all with the hope of better things to come.
Live in the Light, Love, and Peace of Him.
“I was reborn when I was broken,
I wouldn’t believe, I wouldn’t believe, no,
Been through a storm, no use in hoping,
That you would come rescue me,
Somehow your love set me free.
And I, I can let my life pass me by,
Or I can get down and try,
Work it all out this lifetime,
Work it on out this time.
I can let it all pass me by,
Or I can get down and try,
Work it all out this lifetime, lifetime…”
– by singer, Maxwell
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As writers, we struggle at times to get words on a page, ideas formulated, and plots created. We labor through a crummy first draft, along the way, sporadically wondering why we are writing the particular stories we are trying to write at that time.
Sometimes we feel alone, like we’re the only ones with brain melt from the overwhelming mental effort it takes to create storylines, plots, characters, and scenes.
In between those struggles, we read books we truly adore, finding them superbly written, taking us out of our worlds and into the characters’ worlds.
We thank the magnificent authors for spurring ideas for our own stories and helping us to write our next few paragraphs, or even chapters.
A few days ago, I came across an inspirational quote via a meme circulating on Twitter that really did uplift me and made me feel like all my work was worth it. And it made me realize all these wonderfully written books by these awesome writers were once where I was before they were known and their books soared in the published and reading realm.
Now, go finish that first draft, those revisions, and know your book(s) is/are just as spectacular as the ones you read.
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Modest Musings 