Saturday, January 4, 2014
Monday, January 30, 2012
After writing this morning
Insight this morning. Don't break promises you make to yourself. Go easily, gently to your goal. Use a velvet glove, not a stick. Fabulous.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Do you ever feel like the gods are playing with you? Well, that's what it's been like for me. The computer junk still has not stopped although I am finally on line and that only took about 4 hours on the phone. In between the new computer crashed and I lost some files.
Does this sound like it reflects writing? Chaos, wanting to give up, sure you can't do it again, anger, frustration, loss of focus, etc. The universe tests us and we're not always sure of why. If you can get to the other side with a minimum of stress and upheaval you've done a good job and are ready to back on the 'horse' and do it all over again.
Does this sound like it reflects writing? Chaos, wanting to give up, sure you can't do it again, anger, frustration, loss of focus, etc. The universe tests us and we're not always sure of why. If you can get to the other side with a minimum of stress and upheaval you've done a good job and are ready to back on the 'horse' and do it all over again.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Whew, well I'm back. What a month. My computer starting going and I tried valiantly to save it to no avail. I crashed and I bought a new one, spent 3 days downloading my life into it and it crashed, literally, to the floor. Thank goodness I bought it with my Amex and after 2 weeks of hassle they decided to return most of the money, only lost $200 and it could have been much worse. Got the replacement yesterday and am finally up and running.
Writing of course went out the window but I am feeling a bit more settled, still a mountain of stuff to download, and am ready to take up the mantle again. Apologies to anyone who may have been looking for a new post - but such is life. Happy Writing!
Writing of course went out the window but I am feeling a bit more settled, still a mountain of stuff to download, and am ready to take up the mantle again. Apologies to anyone who may have been looking for a new post - but such is life. Happy Writing!
Friday, March 27, 2009
So what do you do when you don't want to write. Do you fight it, join it, ignore it, wish it would go away? Or all the above.
I've tried them all and except for wishing it away, which seems to get me nowhere, they all work at different times. If I fight it, chances are I will write something, but usually wind up chucking it out the window, the heart isn't in it.
Joining it works better for me. Walking away but not ignoring it, thinking about the project while not under pressure to put it on paper clears my head and unblocks whatever was stopping me in the first place. I call it my gestation time, time to let it sit inside of me, clarify and grow.
Of course, deadlines can shorten the gestation periods, but clarity can help to hasten the finishing of the project.
Let me know what you think and what you do to help yourself.
I've tried them all and except for wishing it away, which seems to get me nowhere, they all work at different times. If I fight it, chances are I will write something, but usually wind up chucking it out the window, the heart isn't in it.
Joining it works better for me. Walking away but not ignoring it, thinking about the project while not under pressure to put it on paper clears my head and unblocks whatever was stopping me in the first place. I call it my gestation time, time to let it sit inside of me, clarify and grow.
Of course, deadlines can shorten the gestation periods, but clarity can help to hasten the finishing of the project.
Let me know what you think and what you do to help yourself.
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