I love this movie. First of all, you cannot say enough wonderful things about Meryl Streep playing Julia Child. She nailed it, absolutely nailed it. I'm just sad she didn't receive an Oscar for her stellar effort. As a writer (or an aspiring writer or someone who loves to write), I find myself inspired by this movie. Julie Powell, the writer, finds her niche, her love, and though she questions it every day, she plows ahead and doesn't look back. I admire that kind of bravado.
It also makes me want to write more. Sure, I blog once or twice a month, but that's only if all the stars align above my house on Oak Street. Julie Powell blogged every day for 365 days PLUS cooked over 500 French recipes. Did I also mention she worked another full-time job? Then, she got a book deal and that followed with a movie deal.
I want that for myself, friends. Not the cooking part, but the fire in my belly to do more of what I love. Write, write, write. Every day. Even, and maybe this is what stops me, when I feel like I have nothing to say that someone would like to read. If I'm honest with myself, being a mom, wife and full-time marketer doesn't stop my dreams. I do. It's because I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'll plow forward with all the bravado in me and fail. Miserably.
I'm sure Julia and Julie would say not chasing your dream is the biggest failure of all. It took Julia over a decade to get her cookbook published and Julie was in her 30's before she even starting blogging about cooking. I'm still relatively young, I guess, and fairly passionate. I just need to light the fire. Any suggestions on doing that?
This is interesting you mention this topic because I was in a session about writing and the speaker's words could be summarize in one phrase: JUST DO IT! He recommended us to discipline ourselves to write every day (starting that day), at a specific time for at least two hours a day. He says that we could write for a longer time (4-8 hours) during the weekend. This is my suggestion. I hope it helped. Stay blessed.
ReplyDeleteEven if you don't write for two hours a day, any writing is better than none. I am writing poetry as it comes to me. I just stop and type it up. When you have a job, kids, a house and a husband they need attention, so the "me time" is important. It's like anything we consider important, our Christian walk, gardening, or reading; you make the time.
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