Morning Dog Walk: Taking the Time

The dog walk this morning was full of dogs. We see this poodle from time to time - if I walk them at around 7:30 - who they love to play with. The owner and I don't know each other's names. But we know each other through our dogs.

Then there was the cute guy with the gray dog (I wasn't raised a dog person, so I don't know breeds by sight). And the guy who had four dogs he was walking at once. Had never seen either one of them walk in the hood. Maybe I should walk the dogs at 7:30 more often!

Then I thought about this time of morning being the time for everyone to recharge for the day, to think about the day to come. And I felt comforted because at least I'm not alone. For some people, it's the time before they go to bed, when no one is awake. For me, it's the morning. My boyfriend is sleeping upstairs. I pull myself out of bed to take Penny and Franc out. It's our special time together.

So today I have a new character trait to incorporate into someone I'm writing about in a pilot I'm desperately trying to finish. A friend told me to take my time with it. I've already been taking six months (and eight drafts!). It felt like good advice by inapplicable at the time. And now I know what he means. It's about the work, not about chasing approval or trying to get it done for this thing or that thing. It's about making it the best it can be. And I need to get over my fear that it might not be everything I want it or need it to be. And just finish it because the fear is making me take longer than I should.

And today I need to get back on Media Bistro and do some real research on writing articles.