My Magnificent Obsession

Copyright (c) John Colanzi.

I’m obsessed.

I love to write.

I guess I’ve always wanted to write, but I was stuck in
my comfort zone. I was blocked by fear of rejection.

I thought my words had to be perfect.

What a fool I was allowing my fears to keep me from my
dream.

Then my world was turned upside down. I became sick and
ended up in the hospital.

At first I wondered why me. I didn’t realize at the
time, that maybe it was the best thing that could have
happened to me.

While I was lying there wondering what was next, I
realized it was now or never. I had nothing to lose.

I began writing short little pitiful articles for my
newsletter. I had a couple of hundred readers, and God
bless them for putting up with my feeble attempts at
writing.

Not knowing any better, I just kept at it. Gradually
what was a chore started becoming easier.

The words started writing me.

Thoughts and ideas filled my mind twenty-four hours a
day. There were nights I couldn’t sleep because the
ideas kept running through my mind.

They wouldn’t leave me alone.

My writing had become a magnificent obsession. I didn’t
care what anyone thought.

It didn’t matter who read my writings. I was doing it
for me. I had to keep writing.

The keyboard became my siren, calling out to me day and
night. I couldn’t rest unless I got the words out of my
head and onto my computer screen.

There was no turning back. The die was cast.

I started submitting my ramblings to the online
newsletters. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t paid. I
just wanted to launch those words into cyberspace.

Gradually my writings started catching on and readers
started sending in feedback. Others asked if they could
use my writings on their websites or in their books.

I became a junkie shooting up the feedback. Craving my
next fix.

I couldn’t stop now if I wanted to.

There’s no hope for me. I’ll never be able to go back
to the way it was.

I don’t write because I want to. I write because I have
to.

As soon as one article is finished, I’m thinking of the
next one. I’m compelled to finish one, launch it into
cyberspace and get started on the next one.

Words have taken over my life.

I’m an addict, but I don’t want to kick the habit.

I’m in love.

The keyboard is my moving meditation.

When I’m sitting at the keyboard there’s no outside
world. All my troubles and doubts fade like mist in
the morning sun.

I feel like I’m the luckiest person alive.

God bless the Internet for giving me the chance to live
my dream.

I give thanks every day, that I’ve been given the chance
to pursue my Magnificent Obsession.

I’ve also learned some valuable lessons along the way.

· Every problem is an opportunity to cash in on.

· Habit is ten times nature.

· When you move towards your goal, your goal will meet
you half way.

· It doesn’t matter what others think.

I’ve heard and read about those ideas, but now I’ve
experienced them first hand. Now I can spend my days
living my dream.

I don’t have to be a Shakespeare or a Hemmingway. I’m
free to finally be me.

Living the life I’ve always dreamed about.

If writing is your magnificent obsession, do it. Let
nothing stand in your way.

Do it for you.

You’ll be glad you did.



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