The Season of More

Have you ever wanted more? Have you ever looked up at the sky, wondered about your purpose and meaning in this life?

I certainly have. The western world, in which we all live, preaches that in order to be accepted, you must not only own all the right things, you must be all the right things as well.

You must be rich and famous. You must be strong and athletic. You must be musically gifted. You must be highly intelligent. You must be handsome or you must be beautiful.  If you aren’t all these things, you simply have no value.

There is perhaps no group of people that understand these pressures the most, than those struggling with mental illness, along with mental and physical disabilities.

Many times the people within this group, of which I am part, are told far too often the things they “can’t” do and far too little are given encouragement in the gifts and passions they do have.

If you know me or have known me ever, you know that for much of my life I have been a writer. I have written poems, short stories, songs, blogs, and even attempted a mini-screenplay.

Yet, the few times I tried to gain success in the field, I was let down by the overwhelming criticisms from teachers and pupils alike.

For I would look at their criticisms and be put down, thinking all the while, “I’ll never be good enough to be published. No one will ever read what I have to say.”

I could continue along that line of thinking, only write when inspiration strikes, like I have for years, or I could chose another decision, one that begins rights now.

Starting this summer, with this entry, my goal is to become a more frequent and more experienced writer. No, no one is going to put any more music to any of my songs and no I don’t have any type of book deal. Not yet, anyway. 🙂

I simply am going to write because it is something I love doing. It is a gift God has given me and it is a way I discover more of Him.

So, expect more poems this summer, more blog-posts, and more reflections/in-depth reviews on movies and popular culture.

For this summer, I want more of Jesus and I want to do more for Him through writing.

Until Next Time,

Jacobo