A journey is the result of many steps, and this is my first one in putting myself out there as a #writer. It's not just a professional achievement but also an emotional one. I remember the first time I won a prize for a text I had written in school. A professor pulled me aside and said, "Don't ever stop writing. You have a beautiful voice." I stopped #writing for years... Why? Because I didn't want to prove my professor wrong. Later in life, as my #confidence started to grow, I presented a monologue I had written in the theatre academy I was studying. However, I lied and said that the text was written by some old mysterious writer in Sweden... Ha! My lie came back to bite me as a girl came up to ask me if she could borrow the play. She loved the monologue. I've beaten myself up about my #fearfulness but realized that the overcoming of fear was a step in itself. We are surrounded by a society that promotes "winner mentality," but I think it's important to not judge ourselves for the process we had to go through so not giving ourself a double punishment. It's enough to have to deal with #fear. We don't also need to deal with judging ourselves for that fear. So, as I stand before you, about to finally publish my first novel, I want to celebrate all the lovely and tedious steps that took me to where I am now. Be kind to yourself, and be kind to your past.
Love /Paulina
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