Never write and tell….

I am fully aware that the worse thing you can do whenever you:

a. plan on writing a book
b. beginning a diet
c. read a book per week
d. train for a marathon
e. etc

is to tell people what you are planning. In fact, whenever I read about these plans from various social networking sites, I immediately roll my eyes. Clearly, they are setting themselves for an embarrassing disappointment. I am not so stupid that I don’t know that we are just primed for failure…and publicly at that. But, there are times when “putting yourself out there” is all you can.

This is precisely why I posted today about my writing project. Again, I know that EVERYONE in the world is writing a book and most of just come across sounding like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuUBgkdFMqs

But, I am not the type of person that can operate in a bubble. I need to know that I am accountable to others. I do not think I would write a word if it wasn’t for the fact that others are expecting me to give an update.

So, I have put myself out there and said way too much. But, at this age, I am too old to be subtle so I purposefully and with a little naivete I put my heart of my sleeve and hope for the best. I sometimes feel like Bear Grylls is going to make a pit stop at my house and begin chewing on my raw, still-beating heart because “it is full of chewy protein and it is on his sleeve, after all.” In the big picture, it is a small price to pay for the wonderful support that I have come to crave and dearly miss from all of you.

Thank ALL of my readers. AoMR!