Writer's Block

From my journaling archive - September 19, 2024

I always knew I was going to write a book – two books, actually. One was going to be a short self-help-type book with tidbits I’ve picked up over my years as a therapist. The other, because I believe everyone has a story that is worth telling, would be my memoir, filled with the ups and downs, the failures and the wins, the poor choices and redemption.

However, life is busy - as most lives are - and I don’t have the time to write.

I don’t have the time to sit down and write, much less, learn the ins and outs of publishing a book.

I was prepared to accept that I’d be writing my first book in the twilight years of my life, long after raising my own children, helping to care for my grandchildren, and past the years of full-time counseling work. I was resigned to the fact that it would be years down the road before I’d have time to impart the knowledge and hard-fought wisdom I’ve gained over the course of my life.

I won’t pretend to know it all, but I know I’ve got a story to tell, a story that’s worth telling. In fact, there might even be 3 or 4 or 5 books in there, and I look forward to sharing them with you! So, for now, in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 19, 2024, I am going to write.

However, I’d like to share an entry from 6/26/2024. I had sat down to write, but hadn’t accomplished much of anything, and then decided to start with a free-writing exercise, which I’ll share below:

HARD TIME GETTING STARTED

I got up early so I can write but I’m having a hard time getting started. I guess I will start with 7 minutes of writing. This is after having wasted a full hour. More than that, actually.

I once read: “Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted.”

This was wasted. I didn’t have a plan. And of course, THE MOMENT I start writing, my youngest grandson calls out, “Hello? Hello! Grandma? Where are you?”

Blessed are the interruptions, and many blessings to you on this lovely day.