In a way, seeing yourself in terms of what you’ve not yet done keeps the fire lit, and the motivation rich and effective. But it’s important to be able to move those vital things over to the “done and done well” category as you move down the line. I get that. The climate changes, and our current one might not be the most conducive to these ends; it must be frustrating to be in this bliss and not be able to trigger the necessary piston of your creativity – the time and the space and the *you* that is a writer. I hope that this part of you stays what it is, no matter the context of where you find yourself. Moreso, I hope you continue to confess. It’s good for your hope.

There are other parts in the experience that don’t get photographed for the brochure given out at AAA. Paying for your ticket- earning the $$ to pay for the ticket, the slow noisy waiting for everyone to buckle up, being scolded for having a coca cola with you, being big enough to ride- I can think of millions of moments that echo part of the creative experience.

MOST of the time is spent NOT “doing it,” with many different states of mind surrounding that NOT-ness. Like a seed planted in fall, & blooms next summer, the roots have been doing BIG invisible work growing. We focus on the beautiful bloom the they enabled.

Creative action is FAR from linear! It is more like a coaster climbing slow crazy sky-view, struggling to overcome gravitational pull of the planet.

Imagine your muse is coaxing you up up up. See frustration NOT writing as part of writing’s roller coaster ride. Know the other side IS there. It WILL reveal itself: fabulous inspirational float-off-the-seat-because-the-ride-is-moving-faster-than-your-butt Big FUN!!

You’ll have an oh wow moment or two, remembering this current gravitational grief and think, “I’m so glad I don’t feel like that doing NOThing. I WAS really right on track!”