"Sometimes you just have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way down."
Kobi Yamada
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I'm following Kobi's advice, and taking the leap. Don't worry, it's not off a literal cliff, although I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the emotions I'm feeling may be quite similar to what a cliff-leaper might feel. Yesterday, I made it official. I signed my life away--at least for the next month, and became a 2012 participant in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). This is something that I wanted to take on for several years now, but was never able to take the plunge. In past years, I had the whole, "should I? I think I could pull it off . . . uhhh no, I'll just do it next year" conversation with myself. The me who voted for the latter always won, but not this year! Since I'm now at the age where I'm a little too old to be young, and a little too young to be old, I figured it's the best time to thrust myself into a world of complete chaos and literary abandon. It's just 50,ooo words in 1 month, no biggie. I plan to chronicle this journey on my newest Squidoo lens. (link below)
A lot of you may think that I'm losing it--crazy for attempting such a feat. However, I want to assure you that I'm not losing ALL of it (whatever "it" is), just some. Participating in NaNaWriMo will hopefully help me to achieve the goal of writing my debut novel. I know that it will be far from a masterpiece, but a first draft, even if it is mediocre, is definitely a big first step. Also, it's fabulous to know that I'm writing to raise money for a great cause. (If you want to learn more about the well deserving nonprofit organization behind NaNoWriMo, I'll leave a link to my fundraising page below.)
Although my tummy is writhing from the mutant butterflies fluttering around in there, I'm super excited to take on this new adventure. I challenge you to find something that you're terrifyingly passionate about, and just take the leap! You can worry about the injuries later :o)
Disclaimer: I, Wendy Omuro, am in no way responsible for any injuries that may ensue due to the application of the meant-to-be-inspiring advice issued in this blog post. Choose your "leap" wisely, and proceed with extreme caution.
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