Be Unfair.

You know that conversation that adults always hit you with? The, "so what are you going to school for? What do you want to be? Are you sure about that though?" Yeah. That one. **insert eye roll** I always answered that question with a resounding "I'm going to be a Mom and I'm going to write a New York Times Bestseller." But here's where I'm at with that. One, I am not a Mom. And even though I love (**she said sarcastically**) my own mothers not-so-subtle hints about wanting to a be a young Nana, it will not convince me to get to that chapter in my life any quicker. Two, I hate when people read my writing. To me, even putting up Facebook statuses is a ballsy move. So believe you me, writing all my thoughts down and putting them out there publicly really has me shaking.

My professor gave us this quote in my English class:

"A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself." - Marianne Moore

I kept my writing a secret. I kept my words hidden between the covers of a trendy-patterned journal from Target and in English assignments that only my professor could read. Why? Because I could not be unfair to myself. I could not take a step back and say "Dear Lord, Hales. You thought that made sense?" I am being unfair, doing an injustice to myself by not recognizing that in order to write well, I must first write horribly.

Ok, now take out the word "writer" and insert it with something applicable to you. For your own selfish reasons, what is a passion, a dream, a goal, a whatever that you are missing out on simply because you are being too fair with yourself?

Figure it out? Good.

Now what are you going to do to change it?

- Halle.