Except for Patrick Lencioni's work, I hadn't been too fond of business-life-fable-books. That is until I read Mark Matteson's Freedom From Fear. Instead of a formal book review, I plan on delving into the book in separate posts on chapters of special interest.
In the chapter Journaling the Journey, the two lead characters have a discussion.
"Why do you invest so much time journaling? I asked."
"If reading is water, when you pour water into your glass, most people stop when they get to the top. However, if you keep pouring, the water will spill onto the table and hopefully the floor. What is on the table is your writing. You have no choice once you spill. Keep pouring. Journaling is the overflow."
Isn't this a beautiful metaphor for not only journaling but writing as well?
The water of this message was overflowing my glass this very morning. I was way anxious to get here to my Web site and write a bit about it.
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