So you didn't write for a day or three or maybe a week? No worries. It happens to all of us so don't consider yourself a lone wolf. That is simply not the case.
Just remember, we don't need to make excuses. Nobody really knows who we really are behind our articles, and it's not like if we ever disappeared there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth in our absence. Am I right?
Daily
I see it on read.cash on a daily basis, that is, the excuse: "I didn't write for the last X amount of days because...(fill in the blank)." Nobody cares. You missed, you really missed, and there's no need to make any excuses. Simply move on and spare us all the unnecessary drama. There's no need to say, "I'm sorry." We all miss a day or more of writing here and here. There is no inherent guilt in not writing.
Yes, there are times when writer's do not write. Work, kids, other important plans, emergencies, writer's block, laziness - there's a host of things that can and do happen that cause us not to write. No big deal. Get over your insecurity and self and stop making excuses. We either do or we don't - there's no such thing as trying.
Quotes to ponder
"Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any” - Orson Scott
"If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses" - Bruce Nauman.
"Write what should not be forgotten” - Isabel Allende
"Excuses destroy success every time" - Jon Taffer
“Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is all important” - George R.R. Martin
"Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better" - Mason Cooley
A joke
There's an old joke I'm fond of that I heard at least a decade ago. It might be something to keep in mind insofar as it ties into this topic.
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A man knocks on his neighbor's door. When the door opens, he asks, "Hey, Steve, I need a favor."
Steve replies, "How may I be of help to you, Bob?
"I'd like to borrow your lawnmower to cut my grass. Mine's conked out."
"Well, Bob, I's like to help you but my wife is cooking spaghetti for dinner tonight."
"What's that have to do with me borrowing your lawnmower?"
Steve replies, "Well, one excuse is as good as another right?"
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No matter our excuses, in the end they do not matter. Stop making an ass out of yourself with lame excuses and just write when you are able.
Excuses before God
Our biggest excuses are expressed when we transgress against our Creator. God already knows the reason why we sinned so there's no need to make up excuses or downplay our culpability. We own up to it. We confess, "Lord, I have sinned against You and I ask You for Your forgiveness." That's what He wants to hear!
He doesn't need our whiny reasons as to why we sinned. After all, we are all guilty. All fingers point to it in God's word. We know it and He definitely knows it. Is there anything He does not know?
We simply and sincerely need to repent of our sins and make every effort to be obedient to Him. Obedience leads to righteousness. Faith in Jesus leads to obedience.
"I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you" (Psalm 119:11, NIV).
"Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness” (2 Timothy 2:19, NIV).
We must get into the Word of God to get the Word of God into us. Come on, now, people, stop making excuses. It's really unbecoming of all of us. Seriously. Let's get results, not make excuses.
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1.Excuses win sometime in relationships and due to excuses sometimes relationship got weak. 2.The joke was nice Sir.