Signs of Recovery

May

2007

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I’ve discovered that one of the things that drags me down fastest about a project firestorm is that I thrive best on a sense of accomplishment derived from getting LOTS of stuff done on LOTS of projects. Focusing on the problems, putting out fires, driving all my energy into one project makes me nuts. I feel as if I’m stuck.

I honestly don’t know how people function properly without goals achieved and dreams enhanced.

Yesterday, I unshouldered one of the tasks that had been nagging me – a touch of yard work. I trimmed all the bushes and watered everything thoroughly. Neatened up the outside a bit. Still more to do, but those can wait until I get a little more past the intellectual work that’s been piling up. But it was one of those things that I finished with sore muscles and a sigh of satisfaction.

Finished one more task today. More waiting tonight.

I think this becomes ingrained in us as writers. We HAVE to write, see the words out, get the book or story finished. Otherwise, something in our soul starts to stagnant and fester. To lance the wound, we write.

Soon, very soon, back to the writing.

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