Are there any fellow writers who happen to be reading my blog today? Anyone floundering for direction, unsure of the difference between spinning wheels and making forward momentum? I think I’ve recently had an epiphany…
My life has been riddled with many conflicting inspirations, one cancelling out the other. I’ve always been scattered, nomadic by nature means moving frequently, changing career ambitions frequently… I’ll throw myself at some startup business just to find my enthusiasm fizzle before I can get anything lucrative off the ground… I once wrote a list of careers I could see myself pursuing, and ended with 47, and those are just the ones that came to mind in a few minutes… all of this scatteredness, though, I’m beginning to see may be something to embrace rather than fix. As a writer, every failed career change, every ridiculous life decision, can be channeled into a life lesson that could help someone else. If you’ve read this far, and have a similar affliction, maybe my words will help you find direction too:)
I am going to spend a few minutes each day checking in with a morning blog, and let it unfurl on its own. I intend to embrace the unknowns of my writing and write anyway for the next couple weeks, to cure this feeling of compelled to write, without knowing what I want to write about. Just to try something new. Because when the ideas flip and change and fold in on themselves in the privacy of my own mind, they aren’t going anywhere… they’re just one long daydream. My thought is that by doing a couple weeks of stream of consciousness, the direction I want this blog to go will become more obvious! Or at the very least I will know I’ve given it a try! If you’ve read this far, thank you for your time!
Tales from the Little Shed 