My underlying mantra of the past year

Over the past twelve months, I have been writing daily. On July 13, I hit my first anniversary. For the next few days, I want to reflect on the year.

Some days my blog will suck. My ideas won't come or be clear enough to get them on the page. Not every post will work, and sometimes I'll be too tired to think clearly

I've learned to accept all of these possibilities.

But I still need to post something, no matter what. As long as I share some writing, I've shown up and done my job.

Every day helps—every post helps—in making me grow as a writer.

It's about showing up and trying. That's all that matters.