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said_scarlett) wrote2008-12-23 09:59 am
said_scarlett) wrote2008-12-23 09:59 am
Portrait Of The Writer As a Stressed Woman....
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taradilien! Thank you so much for the goodies! The package arrived safe and sound! Those candies are delicious!
Second off: Will be getting to comments today! Yesterday sort of went to hell in a handbasket, but was rescued bysummoneddestiny and enigmablade dropping by for a surprise visit.
I'm going through creative burnout right now. Stress and health are just taking a toll on me and draining me to the point where I can't seem to get anything on paper. I was in a sort of frantic panic over it yesterday, but I've given it a great deal of thought and calmed down.
It happens. It's not going to kill me, it's not the end of the world. Rather than getting upset that something I love so dearly and so fiercely is currently letting me down, I'm going to try and work on fixing the things that are causing it to let me down. Or me to let myself down, whichever way you want to look at it.
Hundreds of books and webpages and whatnot deal with the subject of creative burnout. It happens to us all. The zen approach is the best I can find to deal with it, until my mind has evened itself out and the ideas and eagerness start building up in my head again. And of course there is the advice. Take walks. Relax. Recharge. It's all about letting the battery build power up again, letting the well fill, whatever metaphor you prefer for the whole mess.
It's alright to doze towards Byzantium for a while, so to speak. Just as long as you wake up and grab the oars before it's too late. So I'm just going to relax, tip my hat down to keep the sun out of my eyes, and enjoy the nap while it lasts.
The final destination's not going anywhere.
taradilien! Thank you so much for the goodies! The package arrived safe and sound! Those candies are delicious!Second off: Will be getting to comments today! Yesterday sort of went to hell in a handbasket, but was rescued by
summoneddestiny and enigmablade dropping by for a surprise visit. I'm going through creative burnout right now. Stress and health are just taking a toll on me and draining me to the point where I can't seem to get anything on paper. I was in a sort of frantic panic over it yesterday, but I've given it a great deal of thought and calmed down.
It happens. It's not going to kill me, it's not the end of the world. Rather than getting upset that something I love so dearly and so fiercely is currently letting me down, I'm going to try and work on fixing the things that are causing it to let me down. Or me to let myself down, whichever way you want to look at it.
Hundreds of books and webpages and whatnot deal with the subject of creative burnout. It happens to us all. The zen approach is the best I can find to deal with it, until my mind has evened itself out and the ideas and eagerness start building up in my head again. And of course there is the advice. Take walks. Relax. Recharge. It's all about letting the battery build power up again, letting the well fill, whatever metaphor you prefer for the whole mess.
It's alright to doze towards Byzantium for a while, so to speak. Just as long as you wake up and grab the oars before it's too late. So I'm just going to relax, tip my hat down to keep the sun out of my eyes, and enjoy the nap while it lasts.
The final destination's not going anywhere.