The halfway point of the year is here and I feel like I’m standing at a new point. A starting point that lead to cleaning out my closet and filling donation bags. I feel the rush of a fresh beginning. There are multiple directions that I can take and that may lead to walking in a few circles but that’s okay.
I asks myself, “where do I see myself right now?” The answer? I see myself sitting in some hidden corner under the sun sketching and writing in my blank journal. When I don’t feel like drawing our words, then real ones will fill the pages. No more fighting between my muses. Both are prompts because pictures can capture what words cannot, and vice versa. There’s a reason I’m also a Pinterest queen. My hunger for words and edible scenery is insatiable.
During the winter, I flooded my muses with audio books and books filled with paper. I lost myself in the stories of other writers while my own keyboard slumbered. I didn’t panic because I know the words are there. It’s okay to let them rest without guilt. As long as my eyes and ears are kept busy, I’m content.
While I sculpt with my hands, my writing muses wait quietly in the shadows until it’s their turn. It’s a learned skill to be able to call up your muses instead of them impatiently calling you. Maybe it’s a change in perspective. I tell myself that I’m in charge of my emotions not the other way around.
Am I growing as I get older? Am I getting wiser? I don’t know. Sometimes, I still feel like a child trying to figure out if growing up is worth it. I mean, I didn’t sign up for this thing called bills and adult responsibility. Why can’t we go out and play all day?
Maybe that’s why I traveling away from my home environment is on my mind. I need a break from all things familiar. Room to stretch, like a cat after a long nap. I want something new. Different sights, sounds, and smells. If I end up in circles, it’s because of Google Maps not some internal sense of feeling lost.
So what if I get lost. Sometimes, I need to get lost in order to find out where I am. Yes, as an adult I intentionally tell myself to get lost when I feel stuck on a project. Anything to get me out of the mindset that got me into a roadblock.
Well, this is where I’m at right now. Waiting for direction. I’ll let you know where I got lost next. Until next time! Stay hungry out there!
Imagine Inspire Create: 52 Weeks of action and gratitude is available at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S6XCLFY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q7MHM9CFBSASDG56YMJQ
Get closer to your writing goals with my Writer’s Journal filled with writing prompts and exercises. You can find a copy at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0931QRL7C/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VTHN0QSHXRYK6RJ1XSWQ.
Yoon Ju
Writer's Block Inc 