Yesterday I had a 10:00am appointment to record an upcoming radio program. There was just one problem. We’d had a snow storm come through three days before. The whole area was covered in snow and, even worse, slick sheet ice.

I could not get a vehicle out of my community so I did what any dedicated radio talk show guest would do. I decided to walk the two miles to the station.

Big mistake.

I found myself slipping and sliding through slick ice, slushing though snow and walking on top of shrubbery that had been buried when the snow plows came through earlier.

I finally came to a place where I could go no further. As far as I could see down a hill was slick ice. You know, the glassy kind you see in art sculptures. There was just no way I was going to get down that hill and back up on the other side. I had twelve minutes to get a half mile to the station.

It wasn’t going to happen. I called my host and explained my dilemma. She immediately offered to come pick me up. Without blinking an eye she whipped through the ice and snow and became my taxi driver.

We made it to the station only a few minutes behind schedule and were able to record the show with no retakes. It turned out to be a fabulous time together.

After the host also drove me back to my iced in community, I was grateful that I hadn’t fallen in the ice and snow, and that God provided a four-wheel-drive taxi.

I was also reminded that, if we really truly want something, even when it seems impossible, there is always a way.

Always.

What appears to be an impossible task melts away as you put your thinking cap on. You’ll come up with a creative way to solve your dilemma. The answer lies inside you. God really did equip you with the ability to work through whatever road blocks you’re faced with on your writing journey.

You face many obstacles on the writing road. Some will seem unpassable. Others will be an exciting adventure. Still others may appear dangerous. Regardless, if you are dead set on being a writer, you’ll head out the door with emotional boots and trudge through the elements to get where you want to be.

When you hit a dead end, you’ll figure out another way. All you have to do is determine that you’re going to try. And keep trying. And call for help when you need it.

You’re a writer. An imaginative creator of all sorts of realities. Why not apply it to your writing journey by remembering there’s always a way.

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