Just Keep Swimming...

All my life I have wanted to learn how to swim.  Even the doggie paddle looks refreshing on a hot summer day.  Maybe I just need to start somewhere and keep on swimming.  To me, it's kinda like being a writer.

I started out not knowing much about the writing industry.  But I wanted to learn so I put a toe in.  Tested the waters. Began with the doggie paddle and learned from those who had swam before me.  I tried to avoid the deep end because I wasn't ready yet.  I needed to take a few more lessons.  Strengthen my skills to make sure I could  stay afloat as I spent more and more time in the water.

Then came the moment when I moved into the deeper end.  My confidence as a writer grew and I felt I could hold my own with the bigger fish.  Sometimes ahead of the pack and sometimes behind, I just kept swimming and never took my eyes from my goal of becoming published.

The longer I swim, the stronger I will become and who knows?  One day I might even come away with the gold and will be able to call myself a published author!  Until then, I will remember the lessons learned along the way.  I will watch out for my swimming buddies and help them stay afloat whenever they need help.  And I will never forget the wisdom of one little fish who found herself in the middle of a great big ocean...