August 4, 2014 I think I need a break again

Over the past few days I’ve been looking at my projects in my “stories in progress” folder. And I must admit to a lack of inspiration lately. I have several projects in there but I seem to stall out whenever I pull one up and try to work on it. I think I need a break again.

I’ve had a couple of Internet friends suggest I step away from stories for a few days, and I think they have a valid point. I haven’t taken a break in awhile other than that trip I took a couple months ago to go up to see my mother and sister. So I think I’m going to take their advice. That’s why I posted a story on Sunday as I originally had it ready to go for Monday. But I’m posting this for Monday instead.

As an example of needing to take a break, Sunday I took a drive to see a couple of nearby lakes to see how much water they still contain. One was near to capacity while the one upstream was significantly less so. But there were a number of people in the water and in boats having a great time despite the hot weather. Naturally I took pictures to send to mom.

Since taking the time to go for that drive did me some good, I suspect I should follow up that success with a few more days off of enjoying the area I live in. Many of the places around here I have seen before. But I always enjoy the drive and the scenery. Sometimes a person just has to stop for awhile and take the time off to enjoy what is around them.

My plan (as before) is to MAKE myself not do any writing or editing during the week, although I will still try to keep track of any ideas that hit me while I’m enjoying the time off. If I can MAKE myself stop writing then it usually isn’t too long until I’m chomping at the bit to get back to writing again. So if I’m smart about this (and I’m not always smart about things) then I will take advantage of this time off to refresh and recharge so as to come back with inspiration to pick up where I have left off.

I hope your summer has been a good one thus far. Remember to take the time to enjoy what’s around you. And as always, thanks for stopping by…