You’re No Meryl Streep

Today I just want to post this post from Andy Wibbels http://andywibbels.com/ who helped me with his book »Wild Blogging« to make the final decion to get into blogging too. I won’t comment on it. I think it is quite clear cut why I chose this post.

It really isn’t that hard.

That next step.

You know: the one that you are delaying.

Making a phone call. Answering an email. Taking out the five bags of trash you have in the kitchen.

A small step towards something big. Ger.

Stop thrashing about. Gnashing your teeth. Letting your hair flail about like Jennifer Love Hewitt with your long sleeves pulled over your hands. Or is it Neve Campbell? Probably both. Anyway:

You’re no Meryl Streep.
Okay – maybe the dingo did eat-chore bay-bay. But really.

This isn’t Sophie’s Choice. It isn’t even Color Purple. Or Joy Luck Club.

It’s your daily work-a-day life with the smaller mundane minutiae that leads to something bigger.

Suffering is optional – but sometimes we need to cast ourselves in a mini-drama to expire into action.
Oh you can still whine. Far be it from me to deny you your whining (I come from a long line of whiners).

But whine and do it anyway.

You know that ‘fake it ’til you make it’ thingy? Feel the fear and do it anyway?

Whine and do it anyway.

Tell yourself Okay! Dammit! I’ll do it! GAH!

Every journey begins with a single whine. And we will serve no whine before its time.

I find I’m driven by dis-satisfaction – but need to remember that also means dis-satisfaction with myself. Sometimes I get so obstreporous with myself I just have to do something.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go take out the trash. There’s like five bags in the kitchen.