I know, it’s not Tuesday, but today, I felt urged to share a message right away.

I’ll be honest with you (well, okay, I’m always honest with you, but I felt like that was a nice way to start a blog post): This post was triggered by Sara Bareilles’s song “Brave,” which I was listening to while making breakfast this morning:

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly, I wanna see you be brave.

Typically when I hear this song, I think of my kids and the challenges they’re going to face in life. But on this morning, I had been contemplating my own struggles with writing, and I realized that other people have those struggles, too. So, dear reader, if you are a writer, or if you’re even thinking about writing, but you’re scared, listen to this song and take the words…