Apparently my biggest challenge with writing is just remembering to write! Yesterday it totally slipped my mind. The other challenge is coming up with something meaningful to write every day.
I’m sure I could make up a topic but that would take the enjoyment out of it so I’m just going to let this be what it is.
When I was like 12 years old I had a blog. Looking back that seems kind of crazy and I’m surprised my mom even let me have one. Who knows what I wrote about, but I do remember writing all the time and loving the crap out of it. As a 12 year old! What happened to that dedication?!
I’ve spent so much time the past seven or eight years telling myself I “have” to write. And honestly it took all the enjoyment out of it. There’s plenty in life we all have to do, but somethings just need to be for enjoyment. Like drinking a cup of coffee, pleasure reading, or spending time with a friend.
Right now I need to rediscover my love for writing. So no forcing it, no coming up with things to write just because I “have” to, no beating myself up if what I write isn’t “good”. I imagine we all lose enjoyment in things that once brought us life. And it would be a shame not to try to find the joy in them again?
