@GabbieHanna People talk to the owners? I just ask if I can pet their dog. Most of the time the person stands there in awkward silence while I get all the puppy loves I need and then move onβΊ π
@lalli_16 @GabbieHanna Lol I rarely talk to a dogs owner π just there for the head pats and chin scratches. When the owner tries to tell me their life's story I'm off running π
Me: [gets in the shower]
Me: [is inspired for 23 novels, fixes plot holes, composes award acceptance speech, is strengthened to pour passion and heart into every chapter]
Me: [leaves shower]
Me: [brain returns to being an amorphous blob]
Before kids, everyone said "get a puppy, it's good practice." They should have said "try writing a novel!"
This character? Totally won't listen to me.
Keeps trying to do their own thing and-
Hey! Where did you get that trope?
PUT IT DOWN.
Is that... a cliche?
SPIT IT OUT.
Not everything is all good.
Not everything is all bad.
Not everyone is all good.
Not everyone has it in for you.
Life is complicated.
Holding that reality close to the heart makes us less cynical or judgmental.
We all need to give and receive more grace for life's journey