Inserts and deletions, in life and in words

As the days go by, people come and go in your life. Someone once said people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. I have found that to be true. The hard part is knowing when to let go of the people who don't come for the lifetime part. You get so comfortable having them there, it hurts to let go. But you have to let go to make way for the next person that will come into your life, for the next reason or season.

I still haven't figured out how to tell if someone is really here for the temporary reasons and seasons as versus for the lifetime. I wish they came with a sign that would let you know, that way you don't get too attached to the temporary ones and don't get hurt. But I suppose the hurt is part of the lesson they are here to teach you.

Writing also has insertions and deletions. Sometimes they are easy to spot, usually the deletions are easier than the insertions though. Learning how to cut out the floss, how to whittle down things to the bare essence of the matter and make it interesting enough that people will want to read it. People write books to be read and enjoyed by others. Money is how you measure the success of your writing and how many people enjoy it. If you didn't write to be published and make money, you would only write a journal and never expose it to the outside world. There is something quite terrifying about letting someone read and critique your work. But that's a topic for another post. :)

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