52 Weeks 500 Words
This is how it began: Justine (not her real
name) decided to write 500 words (or as near as), anything goes, per week for 52
weeks. She would then submit it for anonymous posting, via me, her friend.
Perhaps a pattern will emerge from her words, but at this stage it’s more an
experiment I have agreed to share in. I’ll attempt to draw conclusions at the
end of this. Stay tuned if this resonates with you.
Week 29
"This past week a watched a friend crumble. When she heard
her publisher was going out of business she was literally floored. It wasn’t so
much the fact that it was closing doors, but that she now had to step up and
make new plans. That must be daunting. I am not yet at the stage of publishing,
and can’t quite imagine it yet, having the rug pulled, but it must be a
challenge to start over.
This is the world we live in, though. Highs and lows. Things
work and then they don’t, and often it has nothing to do with attitude or
belief. My friend believed, and it still didn’t work out. At least I know she
has the gumption not to give up. And good friends to support her.
And that would be my point this week, something I have
touched on before. With support, with understanding from our friends and
family, we can literally never fail. Yes, there are bumps in the road, and
often great big obstacles, and yet the road remains and with someone holding
your hand, if only in thought, you are able to soldier on.
This past week I watched a friend stand up again. When she understood
it wasn’t the end of her world, that the choice was hers whether to rise or
fall, she picked herself up. I am beyond happy she is my friend, for I have
learned an invaluable lesson from her in these few days just passed. She showed
me in her words, her actions, her attitude, her belief in self, her belief in
her work and in the ability to be honest about how she was feeling, that the
great big obstacles can become mere bumps in the road.
She will step over the bumps and soon it will be a smooth
path she walks again. I am proud of her. Thank you for this lesson, my friend."
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