The Excellent Writer
Within
By Michael Levy
The art of good writing comes from the artist within. All humans have the ability to become great authors, poets,
artists and musicians, etc., so why do most folks find it such a difficult task? Why do many
people say I could never be a writer or I could never aspire to write poetry? And why do
folks who do write get discouraged when their work is rejected?
We are what we think, so if we believe we cannot succeed in our daily actions, then for sure we will never get away from
our perception of who we think we are. This self defeating attitude was not of our
making. As we were growing up and maturing into adulthood, we were indoctrinated with
thousands of negative thoughts. This gave us a belief that we are only housewives or only
truck drivers. This limited vision of our role in life-- gives us a limited life. People
the world over have great creativity. Once we start to understand who we are and the reasons we exist, we start to cultivate
eloquent works of creativity.
Just writing worthy, meaningful, literature will not get the success it deserves unless we possess the resolve to carry on
writing in spite of the critics. There will always be those who criticize a writer, no matter how good the composition.
Rejection is an everyday experience for most writers. This is a joy we must accept and grow
from. Just because someone does not like our essay does not mean it has no value. It
means it was not acceptable to the editor or book reviewer who was reading the essay.
We can do two things when we are constantly being rejected. We can give up and say it was not meant to be.
Alternatively, we can say, "How do I become a better writer and have my work accepted by
more of the 'establishment?'" Once a small section of the general public starts to take an
interest in our writing, the sheep mentality of the "establishment" will no doubt follow. It always has. It always
will. Success breeds success.
Until we can find the inner core of creativity and start to write from the soul, we will never become
great writers. We may achieve a modicum of success by writing a few columns for a
newspaper or magazine but that could keep us in a vacuum. We can scrape a living, but may not amass a fortune, for we
are trying to write and trying will never cut the mustard.
The secret to excellent writing is to enjoy with ecstatic abandonment each letter and syllable we put down on paper.
The pure joy of writing makes us successes; nothing else will. Those who tell us we
have to struggle and sweat have not rasped true meaning in their lives. We need no approval of any human to be a success.
Stop trying to become a success. We are successes already. We were born.
We are the success of life. The sperm hit the egg and here we are.
Hello world!!
Everything else we do and achieve is just a bonus.
Life is to be enjoyed not endured. Joy brings true meaning to life.
Now the next question to ask is "what is
joy?" What does joy mean and how do we achieve it? Look within - take time to silence the mind and
feel the texture of nothingness. Smell the perfume of celestial splendor. Discover the sound of cosmic waves flowing though
your subconscious mind. Palpate infinity. Breath eternity. Conceive the splendor of maturating into the essence of a successful writer. Be
the word, become the poem, live the adventure. Everything we do is inscribed in our book of life. We just need to learn how
to read the instructions written within every cell and molecule of our being.
Each tissue and sinew bleeds muscular power of infinite,
majestic might. Fly on the wings of limitless mastery. Escape the shrouded cocoon and become the enchanting butterfly.
The dreams of authentic reality are about to manifest a rainbow of magical delights:-----
"Write On Time" ----- "Compose in Space"
J-ust
O-bey
Y-ourself —— (THE GENIUS)
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Each Box By Michael Levy © 2002
Each box projects a life behind an illuminated screen,
A myriad of choices, clues to happiness of self-esteem,
Many refreshments of the mind all uniquely locked inside
Savor the various flavors, before the keys of truth turn and hide.
Each box has numerous secrets wholly tucked away,
Some are endowed treasures solely reserved for a rainy day,
Others are cherished pearls from wisdom's infinite array,
Whilst a few drink nectar from the golden goblet of Mandalay.
Each box has special switches to turn on spirits light,
It is well hidden, packed away by ego's contorting might,
But when the channels are connected, a powerful candle is lit
The riches of the soul appear; simple, yet incredibly exquisite.
Each box is filled with mystical chocolates, orgasmic to the taste,
Fed to newborn infants but lost in a race with to much haste,
Intelligence tunes in at birth, played on a baby Grand.
How wisdom trickles through the human grains of sand.
MICHAEL LEVY: Author, Poet, Motivational / Financial Speaker.
Michael's articles and poems are now on over 1500 web sites, journals and magazines. His latest story has just been published in
"Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul." He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs, Channel 4TV in the U.K. and recently a live interview on NBC 6 in the USA. Michael was a recent guest on the Howard Stern Show. He is a keynote guest speaker and was a guest lecturer (Finance, Health and Inspiration) on the maiden transatlantic voyage of the Norwegian Sun. Michael's new book
"Invest With A Genius" was published on the 28th January 2002.
Contact for an interview or book review.
mikmikl@aol.com
http://www.pointoflife.com
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
