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  1. I agree. There may be natural tendencies or abilities that exhibit themselves before a child is very old, but to really become proficient in any area, one must work at it! Or as Lady Catherine would advise Elizabeth, she will not become really proficient on the piano without more practice, but thankfully Darcy realizes Elizabeth spent her time more wisely. Elizabeth has become quite skillful in dealing with people such as Lady Catherine or Mr Collins.

  2. Yes.
    Sometimes people have an aptitude for things, and it does help if your passion is something that can benefit you in the long run, but that doesn’t man that it’s “easy”.
    One of my clients knows that I write. I know that he speaks from ignorance, but it is SO FRUSTRATING when he says that I must be nearly finished with a draft, when I had told him only two days ago that I was struggling with the last few chapters, because “all you need to do is write it down”.

    No, I need to write it in a way that I don’t cringe in shame when I read over it. I need to capture the voice and emotion of the characters themselves. I need to research and fact-check, and strike a balance between sensational and realistic. I need to edit and spell-check and make sure that one part of the book that was typed on a computer doesn’t contradict another part that was scribbled on a paper serviette when I didn’t have the rest of the story at hand to check, or because that scene was written months before when this part of the book was still only an outline.
    It takes practice and dedication and while I love being a writer, the one thing it will never be, is ‘easy’.

    To think that a thing is easy is to become complacent, something that is impossible in something you are truly passionate about. By its very nature, Passion cannot be easy, because passion is what keeps us setting new goals and trying new things and reaching out to learn more, because we will never be satisfied with ‘good enough’.

  3. Congratulations on the achievements of your son and niece! Sounds like in their excellence they’re chips off ye olde block. 🙂

  4. Yes, exactly!

    Making it look easy isn’t the same as it being easy. Saying what your coffee buddy said is a cop out. I’ve heard similar cop outs from individuals and also from parents comparing their kids to others at the school where I work. To me, it’s a way to show envy without calling it such.

    Timely reminder to help me check that stuff in myself! Thanks, Maria!

  5. Yes, I have heard that many times. As I used to teach at a university, some of the moms in our homeschool co-op say the same about me as I grade their teens’ expository essays. I spend over an hour on each essay, often writing as much or more than the student did as I offer suggestions for more effective structure and wording, point out leaps in logic, encouraging and supporting the areas of the essay which have been well-written, etc. And then I get the off-handed comment, “Yeah, but it’s easy for you. You have a grammar-brain.”

    So I know what you mean. 🙂

    Warmly,
    Susanne 🙂

  6. Congratulations to all three of you! Having an aptitude for something is wonderful but the hard part is in disciplining yourself to not only maintain it but improve on it. Nothing is ever ‘easy’ when you want to do it well. I find writing a review hard for a book I have read. Trying to convey my thoughts and the feelings I experienced is a struggle. Yes, I would agree with the ‘envy’ comment. I always seem to think of a good comeback on a stupid comment like after the fact!

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