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Easy girl, steady.

One foot in front of the other.  Don’t look around or get distracted.  Keep your blinders on and move forward.

Quaint little sayings flow through my brain:

Slow and steady wins the race.  

Progress not perfection.

Every great journey begins with a single step.

Despite of my brain telling me these truisms, I am terrified.  Do I really want to put myself out here for all to see?  Do I really want to win the proverbial race? Winners risk being put in the spotlight and can no longer hide who they are.

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One of my goals this year – The Year of Habit – is to get better at writing.  I have a lot to say, but every word I write is painstakingly analyzed, cut, rewritten, and shuffled around multiple times before it finally makes it out in the world.  At the root of this issue – Fear.  Fear that I will say the wrong thing, be misunderstood, and open myself up to criticism that I cannot handle.  So, this year I will be experimenting with different methods to help me push past the fear.  The writing above is my first attempt at freeform writing using a weekly prompt from fiveminutefriday.com

When I saw this week’s prompt “steady”, I immediately thought of a horse.

I want to be more like the horse from my vision.

Strong, sure-footed, and able to go the distance with a gentle grace.  Will you join me?  Is there a area of your life you feel a bit unsteady?

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!  Every Friday a community of writers write for 5 minutes on a single topic – no editing, overthinking, or worrying about proper grammar.  

To learn more about Five Minute Fridays visit http://fiveminutefriday.com

The *** indicates where my 5 minutes started and ended.

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