I have just done my morning blog hop and happened across this post by Lisa! I can so identify with this post. For many years I have wanted to write a book. My best friend, Jan, tried to encourage me a long while ago to enter some writing competitions in the national newspapers. Each one she diligently sent me I perused, scribbled a few lines and then told myself it wasn't good enough to enter! Each one being carefully relegated to the wastepaper bin. Then I came here to my new home and a new lifestyle. I have been given oodles of time in which to pursue my dreams. But although I have been creative, making purses and bags which are selling quite well, and painting am I, as Lisa suggests, hiding away from the task of writing behind other creative activities? So, I will add one more 'resolution' or goal to my last post. I will find one hour EVERY day to focus on actually writing a book. I have two ideas, The First Year Abroad - trials and triumphs of an immigrant, and a book about spirituality from personal experience the title of which has not yet manifested itself! At present I don't know which will win but unless I actually start to focus, write, even have thought showers (if that is still the politically correct term), then we shall never know!
I can relate to this as well Rona. As someone who has written a book, I became so stressed and caught up in the business side of publishing that although I have ideas for other books I don't write too much anymore. And now that I have begun this wonderful art journey I have very much steered away from writing. I hope to get back to it one day but for now art speaks to me. I do however see my writing come through in some of the words that end up in my art. So I know it is still a part of me!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Rona! Thanks for sharing those honest feelings! :)
I'm stepping back from trying to create what I think 'others' will like in 2011! I want to just paint for enjoyment, love that!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your visit today and I want to wish you many blessings in the new year, my friend!!♥