Fears, Doubts, and Deciding The Type of Writer I Am
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have always wanted to be a writer even when I thought being a writer could not be a career, I wanted to share stories. As a child and even as a teenager I thrived on and lived for making up stories. Now I struggle, I struggle to stay engaged. I struggle to believe that the stories make sense, that they are grammatically correct, that the point of view and the narrator is the right one and that the action, world, plot and characters are good enough, fascinating enough.
Decluttering
Reading Time: 2 minutesI decluttered my entire apartment. As I write, it is late Saturday night, almost 10 p.m. and I am exhausted, …
Restlessness
Reading Time: 2 minutesI fall asleep, but I do not stay asleep. And then when I do sleep, I have strange dreams. The dreams I have are what baffle me the most, fantasy nightly adventures filled with magic, vampires, shape-shifters and other mythical creatures. I want to know what these dreams mean
Feeling Good
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt takes effort to let go of frustrations, annoyances and to simply concentrate on the best aspects of life. But at the same time it is easier to choose to be happy and be thankful than to struggle.
Trusting and Keeping Faith
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been up and down, mostly down last week, swiftly shifting from feeling in control and strong, to crumpling, …
Letting Go
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor most of this week I have been feeling uninspired and blah. Nothing meaning appears to be happening and the activities …
Happy Endings
Reading Time: 2 minutesWednesday marked a three-year work anniversary and I struggled all day not to cry because I am so frustrated. I …