My husband knows this pattern too – I do something ALL THE WAY for months and months and then drop it entirely. Writing is something I have always returned to.
I get it! I am trying to figure out how this will/should/can work with writing 🙂 I feel understood! Thank you.
What a lovely post and wonderful journey. It seems you have a foundation grounded in values that sustain you – values of love. So the rest of life is like the seasons, blossoming, ripening, withering and lying dormant for the next seeds to sprout and bloom. There is nothing wrong, in my mind, with these cycles. You are free to follow your dreams, to change dreams, to resume dreams, to discard those that have run their course. It’s all good, Jane.
This is the second post I’ve read today where there seems to be a struggle to remain focused or find enjoyment in the things we once considered a passion. Our is it that our true passions are surfacing above the mundane things of daily life. Whatever the case I do enjoy your writing and enjoyed this post. Best wishes for a great week.
Thank, A.! I am going to keep plodding along while I try to figure it out.
Writing can help all of your different parts express themselves and grow healthier! Or it can lead to navel gazing. I’ve done both. 🙂 Blessings on your time of discernment. Here’s a quote I read this week which I thought was really profound. You might like it, too: “Confessing means asking the reader for something — for forgiveness, for punishment, for some kind of response that makes you feel less alone. Honesty means offering something to the reader — a piece of yourself or a set of suggestions. Honesty means making the reader feel less alone. Honesty is inherently generous. Confession is inherently needy and intrusive.” — Cool, huh?
I think I will continue putting up my pieces while I figure out what is next but I am not entirely sure.
Melanie, I’ve been thinking about Anne Lamott as I recently read Bird by Bird. Where do you think she fits?
By the way, that was memoirist Meghan Daum’s quote.
Because “following God is not a hat” says it all. Wonderful post!