Better

There will always be better writers than me.

How do you feel when you read this sentence? For some, this statement is discouraging, even defeatist. If there will always be better writers than me, why even bother?

When I read this sentence, I get excited.

There will always be better writers than me.

That means there will always be something for me to learn.

I love learning about writing almost as much as writing itself. The idea that I can continue to pick up tips and techniques to hone my craft is exciting to me. The realization that this will always be the case, that there will always be more to learn is downright exhilarating.

Writing has been called the trade where no one ever becomes a master. There will always be more to explore, more to experiment with, more to learn.

What an awesome trade to be a part of!

So even if I write for the next eighty years, I know I will never “arrive”. There will always be something more to learn, some way to improve.

Some way to write better.

And for that, I thank God.