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Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up to a “to do” list a mile long, deadlines are looming, the car is in the shop, the fridge is empty and your inspiration tank is dry as a bone?
It’s no depression over the loss of Courtney or anxiety, it’s just blahdy blah blah.
Welcome to my day.
I have been up for three hours and this is where I am. I have been working on a few writing pieces that are just not coming together. So I took a break, dropped the car off for a minor (I hope) repair, came home scrambled some eggs and then folded one point two baskets of laundry while my mind tried working it’s way through the maze of a creative desert.
I have hit every wall there is. I am literally sitting here staring at a wall and what have I got so far?
This blog post bitching and moaning about life.
I know. Impressive right?
Not so much.
What do you do when you have hit a wall with your creative life? How do you combat the blahdy blah blahs?
Give me what you’ve got. Strategies, prayers, exercises, inspirational quotes, chocolate cookie recipes, fabulous cocktails or whatever. I’ll take it.
This is my call for help, from the land of the blahdy blah blahs. Don’t leave me stranded my peeps.
Help a girl out would you??
You guys are just so awesome!! As of August 24, 2015, we have been able to pay off the credit card that contained the PT,OT and feeding therapies and supplies for the last five years!! I am stunned and so very grateful to everyone who donated and has continued to lift our family in prayer as we face a new world without our daughter. I praise the Lord for his provision once more.
Our new fundraising goal is $9,748.23. So far we have raised $675.00 of it leaving $9,073.23 left to raise. This will eliminate the balance on credit card used for Courtney’s durable medical equipment, specifically her floor mats, special chair covers, bolsters for the sides of her bed, special waterproof bedding, soft lamb skin covers to help with skin breakdown, therapy pillows and Tumbler chairs that insurance considered “not necessary for quality of life”. Needless to say we disagreed. She sat in the Tumbler so often that we had to replace the chair twice and insurance would only help with one. In most of the photos of Courtney she is in her Tumbler. If we can raise the full amount, we can pay it off and be that much closer to our larger goal. One thing at a time. Thank you so much for your help.
The entire medical debt is extensive, it now stands at $63,900.00. It’s a lot and will take years to whittle down, but with your generous help we are getting closer. Anything helps. Anything. So, I will keep it at the bottom of my posts for awhile. Every time we pay something off, I will change the picture above.
You all have already given so much to our family. Our prayers are with you and we are so very grateful. We can never repay that kindness. So thank you…just thank you.
If you would like our mailing address, please just email me at mary_romance@cox.net and I will send it.
I listen to music…dance music like "we like to party". It lifts my mood every time. I also just read that laying on the bed with your head hanging off the side helps, too.
I totally second the dancing. Dancing and singing. Just anything to get your body and voice free and moving and just letting go. It's hard to continue to feel blah when your body is feeling good. Or … look in the mirror and smile. Make yourself smile for like a minute. It tricks your body into feeling better somehow.
I write all my best blog posts in my head when I'm walking or showering. Unfortunately, they are never as good when I sit down to the computer. Go for a long walk and then take a cool shower and I bet you will be past your writer's block!
When I get days like that, I look for the smallest, simplist thing on my list, and see if I can do that. Then I can say I at least did SOMEthing. Quite often, forcing myself to do that small thing will often trigger the tiniest desire to do one more thing. And so on. And if that doesn't work, fix a cup of tea, find a good book, and call it a mental health day. ((hugs)) to you~!
A quick walk. Play praise and worship music really loud and have my own worship session. Down a huge glass of water. Praying for you!!
I like to go for a walk. Just a little walk around the block to get my blood going and the oxygen up to my brain. I try not to think about whatever is pulling me down, just walk and look about me and let my mind take a break.
Music and doing something I love. For me that is petting/folding fabric. I will reorganize my my fabric stash, just so I can touch and play with it. Seeing all the wonderful colors and patterns puts me in a happier place.
Exercise, even if it's just a short walk around the block. Spend five minutes (or more) praising God — and if your well has run dry, pick up the Psalms as you'll find plenty of praise songs there. Do something for someone else — doesn't have to be something big and often the little things are the best. Those three things always help me lots. Blessed be God forever!
Read a book! Quiets things down and gets the wheels turning in your brain!
Go for a walk, pick something in the garden, dig in garden, in short something involving outsiden and activity. Or I start cleaning. Then your mind wil start to come up with things it'll rather do.
Go for a walk! 🙂 sunshine and exercise
I always find starting my day with a rosary is very helpful. Then I had to learn to not let negative thoughts in –because they always fester. And yes, doing something physical is so helpful! Walking or exercising in any way that you like.
As a home schooling mom of seven and with my middle son having cancer, these things have gotten me through some tough times. I also always think of the mothers of saints. How they suffered as their children answered God'd call. St. Maria Goretti's mother had a very difficult life. To lose a child to a violent death and to bury a husband; so sad. But she had heroic virtue and forgave her daughters killer. Awesomeness! It helps me to strive to be better….even when it stinks!
I see that in you Mary. We all see the beauty in the suffering.
Kim
Go for a walk.
Hopefully by the time you read this you'll be waking up to a much brighter day (LOVE the Eeyore picture!) When I'm feeling Eeyore-ish I try to get outside – rain or shine, even if it is just for a few minutes. If it is hot I take a big glass of water or iced tea. If it is cold I bring coffee or tea. I prune the roses, take a walk (with or without prayer) or just sit outside and read a book. I also find it helpful to go to adoration, if I can, and like the previous comment mentioned, it usually helps to accomplish at least one thing on the to do list.
I recently read an article about how to be successful working from home and it mentioned that people need to take a break every 40-60 minutes for 15-20 minutes and do something totally different from what they were working on. If you try to push through you are actually less productive than if you take a break. For writers block, sometimes just making yourself write something helps too.
God Bless You!