I watched a tragic movie again today that Ive seen many times. There is a line spoken toward the end that grabs me every time. The narrator was speaking about one of the main characters, explaining how this man had impacted the other characters in the story. "He was the rock they broke themselves against."

Now that's a powerful statement. It got me to thinking about my own personal journey as well as my writing. What is the rock that breaks me? Jesus is the rock that I stand on - the rock that sustains.

But what is the hard thing that stops me and breaks my spirit? What is it that I stumble on and end up broken?

I think it is my own doubts and fears. They break me every time. I think that is what breaks many of us.

So we are broken but not defeated, we are scratched up but we still have our words and pen and ink to bring us back to wholeness. And we continue on our journey, using our experience to make us better people and better writers.

What is the rock you break yourself against?