Recently I received a Snap-chat of my two year old grand-daughter Lillian. She proudly sat at a table feeding Play-Doh into a tool she squeezed hard with her two little hands. While doing this, she exclaimed, “This is really hard,” she took a deep breath, slightly sighed and continued, “but I can do it!”
After the squiggly strings of the clay-like substance landed on the table’s surface she gave the biggest smile, grinned from ear to ear, and proclaimed, “I made orange spaghetti.”
As I later reflected on this image of an enlightened little girl, happy, positive and filled with pride, a lesson we as adults need to be reminded of—-I realized self-doubt can hold us hostage and keep us from moving forward in completion of a difficult task. Within the last few weeks, I’ve noticed some comments in on-line groups I belong to, primarily writing groups of self defeat creeping in like a stranger in the night. Conveyed for example as “I’m not a good writer. I can’t do this. This is too hard.” Partly these type of comments might have to do with negative reviews, naysayers or non-supportive people.
Put away any self-doubts where they belong, far from your thoughts. Embrace the positive you. Follow your passion whatever that may be for you. Follow your heart. And, most importantly listen to the wisdom of a little girl; a toddler:
YOU CAN DO IT!
Author Michelle Anne Iden 