Be Where You Are

Your courage gives me courage

Photo by Omkar Jadhav on Unsplash

I’m having one of those days. One when I have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to be working on.

I have many of these, but today seems particularly difficult.

Sitting in front of the computer for 30 minutes and having no idea what I should be working on. Staring at the blank computer screen, wishing that something would come out of me that would make sense.

I have sat here before. Usually, I get up after one of these sessions so frustrated that I couldn’t produce anything. I’m a writer after all. Why can’t I come up with something?

Then I remembered. The thought came into my mind that I just need to be where I am. That’s where I need to start.

There have been times in my life when I had no idea what to do next. Feeling stuck is a familiar state of mind for me. And the sad part is that I’m usually not very gentle with myself about it. I will voice some opinion about how I’m not doing something right, and how it needs to be better. A very critical mind.

Am I unique in this? No. I have heard the same refrain from writers.

In fact, I have heard this refrain from painters, sculptors, athletes, and musicians. It is not unique to writers, but rather an experience that is common in all areas…