I haven’t posted anything in several weeks. It’s not that I haven’t written anything. I’ve worked on a few blogs, and wrote two full articles. The two articles I wrote and haven’t posted are: “I’m a writer” and a week later I wrote “Failure”. I wrote the article “I’m a writer” and explained why it’s been hard for me to say that. I also challenged myself at the end of the article, to introduce myself as a writer at a networking event I was attending that evening. I totally forgot about it, and introduced myself as a coach and lecturer. Perhaps that’s why I haven’t posted it, as I haven’t done what I said I would.
The other one called “Failure” I wrote because a campaign I ran with synchronized third party tweets, group sharing on Facebook, and other strategies to promote “Mending a Broken Heart: Lili’s Magic Journey” failed. In the article I included the definition of the word, and also how it feels. Then, there were a few dilemmas: which post do I share first? How can I post an article calling myself a writer, when a book promotion failed? Perhaps that’s the real reason why I haven’t posted either article.
I’ve been waiting for inspiration to strike, so that I could post something else, until the timing was right to post one or both articles, but nothing. The longer I didn’t write, the more stuck I felt, and the more frustrated and uneasy I became. And that’s why I decided to open a blank page, to title it “a blank page”, and to allow either the creative mind to flow, or the stuck mind to express its frustrations.
Do you ever feel a blank when creating? When writing? When pursuing your goals and dreams? Is it harder to stay motivated, after a failure? Does it matter?
I do know for certain that having a blank, and feeling stuck hasn’t helped me at all, on the contrary, it made me feel hopeless, silent, empty. In order to shift those feelings, I decided to open a blank page and write. And this blog is what came up. The feelings can now move on, the stuckness is no longer a dark cloud, and both inspiration and the will to write are slowly coming back.
If you feel like you are experiencing a creative blank, see if you can motivate yourself to do something about it. I encourage you to:
- Be in nature (I did go on a hike),
- Sing,
- Dance,
- Play,
- Draw,
- Get a blank canvas and paint (anything),
- Take a class of your favorite art form (I am),
- Laugh,
- Open a blank page in your computer and simply write whatever comes up ; ),
- Ask for help (I have),
- Hang out with friends (I didn’t hike alone),
- Experience life like no one is watching.
Let me know what happens.
Namaste,
Elisa
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