The right moment and the "write" moment

I wish I had come up with that phrase, the "write" moment, but I didn't.  I saw it in a post by a blogger who doesn't post very often.  This is what she had to say:

"Usually, I ruminate and ruminate until I’m sure I have the perfect artsdevivre* moment to share. I wait until I feel fresh and ready to write the perfect post. As you can see, this does not produce, er, frequent, writing.

Point being, I am always thinking about artsdevivre, trying to find the beauty, not get upset over the little (sometimes big) things. So I need to share them more often. Because if I wait for the “write” moment (pun intended) to write, it’s not going to happen."

I can so identify with this.  As a frustrated perfectionist, I struggle with wanting something (anything, everything) to be perfect.  I'll come up with an idea for a blog post -- I can clearly see it in my mind, but then I hold back on following through and actually writing it.  I know (or I fear) that I won't be able to execute the post in the exact way I want, the way I've perfectly envisioned it in my imagination, so I never make the effort.

What holds me back?  I think it is mostly fear of failure -- the fear that someone else will read my attempt and will be able to discern that the reality fell far short of the beauty of the original thought.

If I only neglected to seize the "write" moment, it wouldn't be so terrible, but I also hesitate to act when it's the right moment.  I don't know how many birthday and sympathy cards I've purchased but never followed through on mailing.  The same for phone calls and other acts of kindness.  I know what to do, but I just don't do it.  : //

I wish I could overcome the mindset that everything has to be perfect.  Nothing is perfect.  Undoubtedly there are famous authors who, as they re-read their published works, wish that they had phrased a sentence differently or been more (or less ) descriptive in setting a scene.  Perhaps even Michelangelo glanced up at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and lamented that he hadn't achieved the exact shading he had hoped for in the Creation of Adam.

I need to get over myself and act on my good ideas and impulses.  It's time to stop requiring perfection for the "write" and right moments in my life.

*I am terrible at the hyperlink thing.  If you're interested in reading artsdevivre's blog, you can find her at artsdevivre.wordpress.com