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Dear Reader,
When I was a kid and my parents asked me to do something, I'd usually tell them, "I don't feel like it now. I'll do it later." I have to admit, if they'd let me wait until I "felt" like doing something, especially when I was a teenager, it might have never gotten done.
But now that I'm a mature adult, I've learned to recognize that if I don't "feel" like doing certain things right away; maybe I shouldn't. In fact, sometimes the most direct route to my creativity and to getting the job done is waiting until I do "feel" like it.
For instance, when I have a writing deadline that's two days away and I haven't started working on anything yet, and I put pressure on myself to sit down and try to write; I'll most likely be looking long and hard at a blank screen. Because I'm just not ready. I don't "feel" like saying anything.
From experience, I realize that if I just can't seem to get in the groove to get started, I need not worry about it. Because subconsciously my mind is already working hard--thinking through the creative task--and when the time is right, it will give me a signal and then the rest of me can jump into the act.
Yes, I do believe it's true...creative ideas come to those who learn to wait until they "feel" like it.
* Congratulations to Jean B., the winner of a signed copy of Housebreaking by Guest Author Dan Pope.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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