Some mornings, the chalk just wants to speak plain truth and today's quote nails it.
When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen. I believed it to be true.
That line isn’t just motivational poster fluff. It is a challenge. It is a dare. A reminder that the story only matters if it is yours. You can’t live your life as someone else’s draft.
Not your parents', not your ex’s, not your boss’s, not even society’s. They may hand you the first few pages, but after that it is all on you. You better grip the pen like your life depends on it, because it does.
I needed to give credit to two National Day's in the grabber section this morning. It is National Nude Day and National Mac & Cheese Day. Two of the most vulnerable states a person can be in...
...bare and comfortable.
I almost had to leave them off the chalkboard today. I never double up, but both earned their space. One asks you to strip away the armor. The other reminds you of what makes you feel safe.
Both play a part in the story we write.
We all want to write something beautiful, but real beauty comes from the honest lines. The ones written when you are brave enough to be naked in your truth and still reach for the warmth that fills your belly.
So today, be bold, be soft, be the author that holds your own damn pen. You have plenty of daylight to write something worth reading.
