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       Active Creativity
       By: krymrgn Date: February 8, 2021, 2:33 pm
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       I learned something today. I was upgrading my word jar to be a
       little more user friendly and I found my thoughts scolding me.
       Like, "you should be doing the writing instead of playing with
       words" "You are wasting time on fun"
       Yes, I actually said to myself I was wasting time on fun. So as
       I became aware that I was doing this to myself for some reason,
       I actively worked to stop it. The way my brain works is like a
       boy scout "Machine" going into every possible scenario or
       negative thought and killing it by logically addressing it.
       I.e. Wasting time on fun is not possible for without breaks of
       levity one can not return to focus clearly. You'll be all wound
       up.
       Playing with words, IS being creative and actively working to
       make my writing via vocabular better. So this, I am not wasting
       time for I am learning in a creative way which will enhance my
       work. Any time-stress or word-count stress is completely put on
       myself by myself- so "I" can easily drop it. Or turn it into a
       positive- Hey! I've got... instead of, you only have...
       Then there is this weird little guilt guy saying: you should be
       making money for the household- because the situation has
       changed and I am now an at home care giver full time- so that
       blows that out of the water and I have already addressed that
       issue as well-  Sometimes I even have to run down the chores
       I've done or help given to ease the guilt for sitting and
       writing.
       All of which is my own mind sabotaging myself. maybe it is a
       type of writer's block too. What I do know, is that I finished
       updating my word jar having to re rewrite all the words, which
       helped me remember them. And it was fun. Both relaxed me and
       were inspiring to use the words- thus- write.
       I think the main thing is to have fun, and if the writing is
       therapeutic or part of survival~ don't let any negative thought
       pattern hold you back. Sometimes it takes some work, but you can
       do it!
       "Release your inhibitions feel the wind on your skin~"
       K~
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