There . Is . No . Try

‘No, try not. Do or do not. There is no try.’

So said Yoda to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (A New Hope). 

I want to be a writer yet I have so easily found excuses to not make my writing visible. Perfectionism, fear, supposed lack of time, self doubt - all masquerading as resistance have kept me in a frustrating cycle of groundhog day. I have made attempts (my month challenge) yet like a dieter, have slipped back into old bad habits and found myself not where I want to be. So, last night I thought I might ‘try’ and post a blog every single day for a year. I thought ‘try’ because the idea seems too big and terrifying. Terrifying because it’s going to be hard. But isn’t that what growth entails? Pushing through and past the hard stuff? 

And when I thought of my statement to myself (‘I’ll try’), Yoda’s words popped into my head. And it’s true. There is no try. There is just ‘Do It’ or ‘Do Not’.

In the doing, there will be learning; possible frustration, angst and fed-up-ness as well. But hopefully, surely there’ll be growth and learning too.

It’s early days - too soon for promises. For now, I’m just going to show up each day and see where that takes me.

May the force be with me!