We Need Fun
Friends and Family Time!
In my last newsletter/post, I talked about rewriting and writer’s block. I really want to explore different ways to break this mental barrier. Is that what this is going to be about?
What did I do for myself recently? I had fun.
I’ve been stuck before, wondering what to do. I sit down at the computer or with a notebook, trying to move forward. If I’m hating everything I’m writing, I need to get up. I often hold on to my writing time with an iron grip, but if the story isn’t moving forward, I can’t just sit there. That would just pile stress on top of more stress. One of the ways I’ve discovered to get past this? I have fun.
I went away for the weekend recently. My family, and friends and their families put our little group to just under 20. We booked a couple rooms in beautiful Blue Mountain, Ontario. We spent the weekend celebrating a few birthdays and just being together. For a couple nights, we weren’t looking at the dishes in the kitchen sink or the dirt on the floor (though we did talk about how great Roombas are). We made new memories and reminisced about our youth. There were hot tubs in the snow, pink drinks and cake.
So, fun. Have fun. Go out for drinks or coffee or lunch. Take a weekend off. Let your mind go. I brought a notebook with me and my iPad so that I could work on things if an idea came to me, but that wasn’t the focus. Free your mind and gain experience. Have fun. Remember joy and laughter. Do things for no other reason than because you want to.
Was I free of responsibility? No. But that didn’t stop me from climbing up this rope and ladder thing in the snow on the side of a mountain.
Do you need to go Blue Mountain to have fun? Of course not. Find the fun in your community. With your partner or friends or children. Do something that’ll make you laugh. Put down the notebook or computer, and go.
When you come back to writing, you’ll feel refreshed. Maybe that block you were suffering from will be gone.
What I’ve Been Reading:
Loch and Key, by Lana Ferguson
What I’ve Been Watching:
My Happy Marriage on Netflix
Lucifer on Netflix
Star Trek: Voyager on Paramount+
What I’ve Been Listening To:
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, by Billie Eilish
Complete Hozier playlist
Learn about the land on which we reside:
Whose Land