Dreams & Goals

Reflecting on 10 Years of See Jane Write

Ten years ago today I walked into a Mexican restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, to have dinner with a dozen women I’d never met before. I was there because I wanted to start a women’s writing group. During this dinner that I had arranged, we talked about writing, blogging, social media, and more. We talked about our current writing projects and the projects we dreamed of pursuing. And with this meeting See Jane Write was born.

See Jane Write has changed so much over the past decade, and so have I. And I’ve learned a lot every step of the way. Here are 10 lessons I’ve learned from 10 years of See Jane Write.

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The 40-Year-Old Version

It’s me — the 40-year-old version.

She doesn’t look how I imagined she would. Yet, she is still beautiful.

My life doesn’t look the way I had imagined either. Yet, it is still blessed.

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Do you need a February Fresh Start?

I’m a big fan of the mantra “December is the new January.” Every December I encourage the women of See Jane Write to start setting and slaying their goals for the next year long before New Year’s Day.

But some years, February is the new January.

Some years you don’t get off to the great start you’d hoped for and you need to give yourself a do-over.

Some years you need a February fresh start.

For me, 2021 is one of those years. And that’s okay.

If you can relate, give yourself permission to begin again.

As George Eliot once said, “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”

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