I'm learning how "not to be perfect." That sounds funny because I am not perfect. I know I'm not perfect. I actually feel like I am artwork in progress : ) However, learning not to be perfect means writing without the judgemental voices in my head keeping me from saying what I want. It means not taking 3 hours to write one post. It means actually hitting the "publish" button once it's good enough. I'm not there yet, but it's getting easier - it's a continual process.
I think I'm living more in my life. Every thing I do from the mundane, feeding the cats, or taking out the trash, I'm actually there, thinking, looking, being aware and making connections. As I ponder - what next? as I question; do I write this blog or go to the beach with the kids on one of their last days of summer vacation? as I go through my day, I am, in my head 'blogging' I'm observing and making connections to what I might say next.
As I go through this process, thinking - it clarifies what I know, it makes clear what I don't know and what I want still to learn. My brain is busy and not just with my own personal drama and I love that!
Here I go, hitting publish! written in less than an hour! previewed and edited only once. now that's a first for me.
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I agree. Getting this challenge blog out every day is really turning out to be a journey. My brain is in new loops too and that's a good thing. My idea of writing perfection is changing too, and by reading the others I'm getting freed to say what I really want. It's amazing - let's keep writing :-)
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