Everyone Does Hard Things

There's a particular kind of comment that stays with you. Not because it was meant to hurt, but because it makes you stop and think. This is about one of those comments, and what I've come to believe because of it.

Since I published my children's picture book, I've received so many accolades from people, wishing me success, amazed and inspired, excited and envious.

Those reactions all mean the world to me. They do!

But there's one that I circle back to time and again.

Someone said to me, "No offense, but everyone writes a book nowadays."

It landed hard.

And honestly? They're not wrong that more people have access to publishing tools than ever before.

But I'd say the same is true for a lot of things.

Casually speaking, everyone runs a marathon, everyone starts a business, everyone learns a new skill at 50, everyone pivots careers and starts over.

Everyone does hard things and that's what's made this journey beautiful.

It's made it feel less lonely, more meaningful, and absolutely worth doing.

Writing The Little Seed's Long Wait took years of self-doubt, rewrites, edits, and a whole lot of courage I had to dig deep to find.

So yes, I wrote a book. And I'm really glad I did.

— Mari