I've failed more times than I've gotten it right. Way more. Not close either. The ratio is embarrassing if I'm honest. My only edge? I keep a journal. Not of wins. Of fuckups. Every single one. Date, what happened, what I told myself before it went wrong, what I ignored because I didn't want to see it. Most people keep highlight reels. I keep a blooper reel. Detailed. Annotated. Going back years now. Sounds depressing. It's actually the opposite. Wisdom isn't avoiding the fall. Everyone falls. It's knowing exactly how you twisted your ankle last time. The angle. The step you missed. The warning sign you saw but talked yourself out of. I got notebooks full of twisted ankles. Bad investments. Relationships I stayed in too long. Projects I should've killed earlier. Conversations I handled wrong. Silences that cost me. All of it written down. Not to punish myself. To remember. Because I noticed something: I rarely make the same mistake twice anymore. I make fresh ones. New ones. Creative ones, even. Hasn't made me graceful. Probably never will. But I limp in new directions now. And that's something. #WritersLife #Failure #Learning #Wisdom #JournalWriting #HonestWriting #GrowthMindset #NoahDaren

I don't have the answers. I know that's annoying. We want writers, teachers, anyone with a platform really, to hand us the cheat codes. Tell us what to do. Make it simple. I can't do that. What I have is a handful of stories. My own, mostly. Messy. Specific. Probably not directly applicable to whatever you're dealing with. But here's something I've noticed. When I tell them honestly, the failures especially, something weird happens. People don't find my answers. They find their own. Something in my mess reminds them of their mess, and suddenly they see it differently. I don't fully understand how that works. A story isn't instructions. It's more like... I don't know, a mirror maybe. You look at someone else's stumbling and recognize your own. That's the only kind of wisdom I actually trust at this point. Not principles. Not advice. Just one person saying "here's what happened to me" and someone else thinking "huh, that sounds like something I've been avoiding." I can't tell you how to live. I'm still figuring that out myself and I'm 54. But I can tell you how I've stumbled through it so far. And maybe somewhere in there you'll recognize something useful. That's all I've got. Stories, told as honestly as I can manage on any given day. What you do with them is your business. #Writing #Storytelling #Wisdom #Life #Truth #Reflection #Books #HonestWriting #Discovery

I expected day one to feel powerful. It didn’t. So I wrote about what that feeling actually means. #DayOne #NewYearThoughts #Mindset #Reflection #PersonalDevelopment #MentalWellness #HonestWriting medium.com/p/its-still-day-o…

Originality isn’t found in perfection. It lives in the flaws, the risks, the little choices no one else would make. #WritersOnX #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriterLife #Originality #AuthenticVoice #CreativeProcess #ArtInTheFlaws #HonestWriting #CreateYourOwnPath #WritersOfInstagram #InstaWriters #WritingInspiration #CreativeJourney #PerfectlyImperfect #CreativeSoul #OriginalThoughts #ArtInTheDetails #WriterMindset #CreateAuthentically

Creating something unique isn’t about being loud - it’s about being honest enough to make what only you can make. #WritersOnX #AmWriting #WriterLife #OriginalVoice #CreateSomethingUnique #WritingCommunity #WriteFromTheHeart #HonestWriting #AuthenticVoice #CreativeJourney #WordsMatter #WritersOfInstagram #InstaWriters #WritingInspiration #CreativeMind #AuthenticWriting #OriginalCreation #WriterThoughts #CreativeExpression #WritingJourney #CreateYourArt

✍️ The difference between good writing and great writing? Great writers bleed a little. They risk sounding real. #WritingCommunity #HonestWriting

#validated Not everyone gets it, but some do. And when they do, it hits different. 💯 Thank you for seeing the work behind the words. maraming maraming salamat po,🥹 #TheBlindSpotPH 🌈🕵️‍♂️ #SpaReviews #QueerVoices #HonestWriting

If you write to please everyone, you’ll end up saying nothing. The only way to create something real is to be honest with yourself first. #WritingCommunity #BeAuthentic #StayTrue #WritersLife #CreativeProcess #HonestWriting #FindingYourVoice

patreon.com/posts/creative-f… #Writing #GraphicDesign #CreativeServices #HonestWriting #Humor #PersonalizedServices #Community #Entrepreneurship #Storytelling #ArtisticExpression #BusinessBranding #ContentCreation #PatreonCommunity #CreativityUnleashed #PassionProject

For those who need this reminder: PLAGIARISM is THEFT of someone else’s work. In case you’re not sure, this is a great guide. Sharing so people no longer steal other people’s “word-children”. Credit to @JennBinis & the team that worked on this! #HonestWriting

Find out how women’s #empowerment influences @MindyHSpeaks’ writing! @MDAorg #womenshistorymonth #herstory #breakthebias #mindyhenderson #thetruthaboutthingsthatsuck #Honesty #honestwriting #feminism #woodhallpress

Today I've written a blog post I've wanted to write for about a year. What a bloody cathartic feeling. Link and trigger warning will follow in a bit. Coffee first. #scottishbloggers #amwriting #mentalhealth  #selfcare #honestwriting

I know that full transparency is a scary thing. But think about when you’ve read somebody else’s #memoir: Aren’t you grateful that they were willing to share private moments that are hardly ever talked about? Isn’t that what you appreciate most about their story? #honestwriting

Looking to make the most of your story? Check out our article on Honest Writing. #writing #WritingCommunity #honestwriting #goodwriting #greatwriting #writer #writers #writingtips justwriteit905231436.wordpre…

A lovely little nugget by on being proud of yourself is now up on @TheAuthentic__, written by @darcywillison Give it a read for a little boost! #beproud #newwriting #honestwriting theauthenticproject.co.uk/20…

What is #phd #chapter (re)writing but a serendipitous discovery of half-decent previous writings and a consequent mad fury of cutting&pasting haphazard editing? 😜😜😜 #phdchat #thesis #phdlife #honestwriting #academicwriting #academictwitter

Writing = 70% Staring into space/at screen/outside windows/at walls 10% scouting for the next cup of coffee 10% hating writing 5% waiting to be inspired 2.5% deleting/editing stuff that's already written coz its crap 2.5% actual writing #honestwriting #phdchat

In a world dominated by social media it’s so easy to think that others are busier,better,healthier, happier.... but mostly we all have the same fears, struggles obstacles to over come. Great idea! @handsupfortrad @laurabethsalter #alifeintrad #honestwriting

What is the most honest, or embarrassing, thing you have ever written about? #hardtruths #honestwriting

Thank you for reading and feedback @KLMorgan_2 This is something we must not take for granted-our basic humanity. The cost is so high!