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 By Kaycee Nilson Feb. 28, 2011 It’s funny that when I look back at all the contributions I have made to several different web sites, I can’t help but to stop and think, “Was I ever good enough for people to read?” Then I look into my in-box and I re-read a lot of the emails I have received over the years from people on a variety of subjects. That makes me stop and smile and recall a time when I thought my writings might have meant something to some one, once. My best friend told me that I needed to start at least contributing again. I’ve got mixed feelings about it because on the one hand, it’s sort of egotistical to think that somewhere in the world, some one is going to sign onto a web site and purposely read the words you send out into cyber-space. But then on the other hand, if I don’t then how am I to promote my book that will be out this year? I guess you could say that it’s my age-old dilemma, am I good enough to write opinions on a daily basis once again? Those that know me personally know that this past year could fill a volume that would rival “War & Peace” on shear size alone. But am I ready to sit in front of a blank screen every day and try to come up with at least 500 witty and insightful words for the masses? Who knows? We can only see what time will bring for me. Every writer, every person for that matter, has their moments of doubt in themselves. They doubt if they are “good enough,” or “smart enough.” They worry about the impression that they leave on people. For the old saying is true, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” To be a contributor is to lay a portion of your soul out in the open. People that don’t know you from your personal daily life might think that one or two contributions that you make that might be stupid, well then, that’s who you are, stupid. Writing is like any other aspect of life. The mistakes get remembered, but the rewards are often small. In this day of the “Cyber-Age,” writing opinion pieces are, in my opinion, the worst thing to open your self to. Not every contribution you set forth will be responded to, but the ones that blast your creation, hurt badly. Momma used to say “you can’t please all the people all the time.” And that saying can be true of any aspect of your life. People are out in this world that don’t like how your spirituality is, what color you dyed your hair, who you married, or for the simple fact that you like Fruit Of The Loom underpants. I stopped writing for over a year because I was tired of the critics. I was tired of not hearing the voices that were saying “Good Job!” simply because I couldn’t hear them over the boom of voices that said that I would never amount to anything, I’m wasting my time and I should stop writing at all. I let those voices silence my own.
I look back at some of my earlier works and I have to admit that I used to be pretty good. Being out of the game for almost three years on a regular basis is going to be a challenge that is going to be tough to do. But I’m looking forwards to the challenge and ready to take the world on with my wit!
Her website containing her writings can be viewed at http://www.kayceenilson.com
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