I Wrote a Book

So I’ve been thinking it would be awesome to write a book. I think there are many of you out there who’d like to do this as well. I’ve tried writing a book 2 times before, but never really kept at it. I’ve been meeting with a life coach, Jean Alexander, who has enabled me to accomplish literally every dream I’ve had, so I thought I can so do this now. I have the support, I have the confidence, I have the drive. I met with her and she was very helpful.

I decided I’m gonna write that book; however, once I made that decision I was overcome with anxiety and near panic attacks. This happened because I had no space in my life to do this. I was already so busy and barely accomplishing the minimal tasks in my life. I texted Jean and said I’m glad I tried, but I have no time. I felt proud of myself for taking care of my health over goals. 

But then, something unexpected happen. Two weeks later my church called for a 3-day all church fast. I randomly decided to fast from social media. It was only 3 days, so I thought it won’t be a big deal and minus well go all out. I took Instagram and Facebook off of my home screen. I also took off YouTube. I didn’t check them on other devices. I literally took a tiny break. And it was actually pretty awesome. It was perfect timing because what I did then was write that book! I had such a great time creating a ritual of going to the coffee shop, sitting in my spot, and typing away. It made me so happy that when the fast ended I wanted to keep all the free time I gained back to accomplish my goal. 

In just one month, I completed the heart of the book. I finished taking an online author class. I wrote 7 chapters and 10,000 words. I also re-wrote the heart of the book, edited it at least 2 times, and re-wrote many chapters within that month. I wrote 2-3 times a week and wrote for 3-4 hours every time. It was like a miracle for me! It’s like all of a sudden I was gifted all this time. 

In the end, I didn’t continue working on the book because although it was something I’ve been wanting to try, it’s not a calling or dream of mine. If it’s your dream, you can do it. Whatever your dream is, I highly encourage you to go for it. And if you go for it and find yourself anxious and lost because you have no time, you might get a miracle like I did. That fast led to me setting strict boundaries on my phone usage, so I can do something wonderful in the world. 

For me, my dream is music and loving my family and community. The blessing of the social media fast and spending a lot of time writing the book is that I can now put all that time to get me to the next level in music and now be truly fully present to my family and community.