After idly sitting on my statement of purpose for graduate school for a while now (and wanting to start from scratch versus pulling various paragraphs from various drafts previously intended for law school), I finally started tackling the beginnings of a new personal statement during some downtime at work earlier last week.
That's the hardest and most daunting part about writing, really (and anything else, too, for that matter) -- forcing yourself to take the first steps, armed with nothing more but some vague ideas, great hopes, and a good feeling.
And even if you have absolutely no idea where it will lead you, in the long run, at least you are moving forward. Not just floating, but swimming towards the shore.
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