It is tempting, isn’t it, to make the most of opportunities? I have just been reading in my new copy of Mslexia about ‘how to write a bestseller’ and reflecting that writing it may be achievable: the challenge is selling it. We learn how to make the most of opportunities that come our way.
I have a good friend, who has supported me and my writing for many years. In a busy schedule, this writer manages to find time to encourage and share insights which have nourished my self-belief. I also like to think that we have a lot in common, which is a precious discovery and one that, quite frankly, has helped to keep me sane. As it happens, this writer has occasional contact with a famous writer. My friend tells me that the writer does not do book reviews, because if s/he did, s/he would never get any work done. Now it just so happens that I could, if I really wanted, find a way to link to this writer via another, rather tenuous contact. If I was feeling opportunistic, I might approach them. Should I? The thought flits through my head, like a taunt, and I dismiss it, quickly. No, I should not. I would simply annoy the writer, alienate my friend and stack up a whole pile of bad karma to get through. Urgghh!
To put a positive spin on this – a trick I find so helpful – if I am meant to walk a particular path, I hold to the thought that God will make it possible. I truly believe that. In fact, I notice opportunities alighting before me all the time. It becomes my job to see the chances that are for me and have the courage to pick them up. That becomes a proper, grown up challenge, which arrives without the whiff of betrayal and loss. Thank goodness.
From Wikimedia Commons – A Burrowing Owl – Athene Cunicularia – near Goianiagoias, Brazil – Fourth placed finalist in the Picture of the Year Competition, 2013
June 9, 2014
Does Dishonesty Pay?
Fran Macilvey acceptance, allowing, choices, empathy, frienship, growing up, honesty, learning, loyalty, opportunity Path To Publication 8 Comments
Does Dishonesty Pay?
It is tempting, isn’t it, to make the most of opportunities? I have just been reading in my new copy of Mslexia about ‘how to write a bestseller’ and reflecting that writing it may be achievable: the challenge is selling it. We learn how to make the most of opportunities that come our way.
I have a good friend, who has supported me and my writing for many years. In a busy schedule, this writer manages to find time to encourage and share insights which have nourished my self-belief. I also like to think that we have a lot in common, which is a precious discovery and one that, quite frankly, has helped to keep me sane. As it happens, this writer has occasional contact with a famous writer. My friend tells me that the writer does not do book reviews, because if s/he did, s/he would never get any work done. Now it just so happens that I could, if I really wanted, find a way to link to this writer via another, rather tenuous contact. If I was feeling opportunistic, I might approach them. Should I? The thought flits through my head, like a taunt, and I dismiss it, quickly. No, I should not. I would simply annoy the writer, alienate my friend and stack up a whole pile of bad karma to get through. Urgghh!
To put a positive spin on this – a trick I find so helpful – if I am meant to walk a particular path, I hold to the thought that God will make it possible. I truly believe that. In fact, I notice opportunities alighting before me all the time. It becomes my job to see the chances that are for me and have the courage to pick them up. That becomes a proper, grown up challenge, which arrives without the whiff of betrayal and loss. Thank goodness.
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