When life gets busy, or exhausting, or overwhelming, writing is often the first thing to go.
But why is that, when it’s the thing that means the most?
Writing can be hard. It can be frustrating, or challenging. It can bring out my insecurities and self-doubt.
But it’s worth it.
Writing, and the feelings it inspires in me, make me feel most like myself. When I’m writing I feel connected to something bigger, I feel passionate and full of purpose.
When I’ve gone a while without writing, I feel lost. I start to lose track of that creative point within myself and life becomes a shade darker.
But still I don’t write.
It’s been a long time now, and I miss the sensation of my fingers on the keys of the computer. I miss the focus that comes when I put my earphones in and set my playlist of melancholy songs to shuffle.
I miss the words that spill out across the page.
Sometimes I think I’ve forgotten how to write. But then I spend a few moments alone with a blank page and it reminds me of the possibility.
CaptainKirt says
It’s easy to let go the things that give us pleasure when things get busy, difficult or stressful. I’m lucky in that my wife us there to kick me up the arse when I let the things I enjoy slide.
Amy Lord says
She sounds like a great wife!
Sara Strauss says
Yessss! Writing is hard, but so so SO worth it! I haven’t written in a while because life is crazy busy right now, but I have so many stories inside my head that need to get out!
~Sara
Amy Lord says
I wish I had enough hours and attention span to work on all the random stories I’ve come up with over the years!
tu says
Yes, writing demands a degree of immersion that’s really hard to manage when you need to be juggling ten things at once.