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What does it mean to be me? If I’m not happy with this version then what would an ideal version of me look like? Who do I think I should be? Will it always be someone different from who I am now? And if so, if my results don’t match my expectations, will I be doomed…
Seems what I have is quite common for creative types. The flood of creative ideas followed by the need to act on them all right now. And then my brain locks up, creative overwhelm. Like too many programs running on the computer, you staring at the screen and the screen staring back at you. And…
This December delivered some sucker punches and I found myself with a busted hope bubble in the last week of the year. I was numb. Didn’t want to feel bad anymore. I doubted that my path was clear anymore. Or that I even had the energy to lift my feet up to continue trudging down…
Occasionally, I read pieces where bloggers praise downtime as a great benefit for their creative process. Silence is golden to the creative mind and provides an opportunity to listen to new ideas appearing within ourselves. After posting for the 31 days of October straight, I agreed wholeheartedly that that is exactly where I needed to…
I have felt a little, um, numb for the past couple days. Not really unhappy, just numb. I’ve enjoyed playing with the baby. Our family dinners together have been without incident. I’m no longer edgy. But there’s a blah zone happening. Like I felt inside when I birthed Fiona. Empty. I am caught between where…
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