Three days
Three days
That feels impossible. Every stage of the book writing process feels like it will never end. The final product feels so distant, eventually it feels like it will never actually happen. But here we are, 3 days away from launch day.
The truth is, I have mixed feelings today.
To start with, I'm relieved. I'm glad the book is done. I'm glad there's no more editing, researching, rewriting, trying to think of a good example to make my point, writing a thousand words and then deleting those thousand words six hours later, and wondering if the book would ever actually be finished. It was a marathon. And I'm glad I ran it, but I'm glad it's done.
Of course I'm excited, but that excitement is layered with varying levels of fears. It's one thing to spend 15 minutes creating a video to share with people, and put that out into the world. Who cares? It's just a funny video. If you like it, that's great, if not, I'll probably just try again tomorrow.
It's a very different thing to spend 3 years on something and then ask people what they think. There's a vulnerability to it that I don't care for. I can't say, “Who cares, no big deal, I only spent like 20 minutes on that anyway.” Because the truth is, I tried really hard. I think this is the best I can do right now.
It's scary to try.
But most of all, I am excited to share it with you. I know the impact this book had on my life, and I hope it can do the same for you. As anxious as I am to share it with the world, I do hope you read it. And I do hope it helps you. I hope it helps you find more joy, laugh more, breathe easier, create joyful memories, notice small Joy moments, and spend more time smiling.
It’s called “The Joy Journey” and it’s available for pre-order on Amazon.
I’ve waited this long to share it with you, I think I can make it three more days