In Need of Seeds
It’s been a while in between posts. I don’t know what’s up with that, but thus far in 2005 I’ve been rather inconsistent when it comes to writing. It happens on occasion, although I’m unsure what has brought about this latest bout of writer’s block. Perhaps it has something to do with the post new year’s blues. Or maybe that prolonged cold threw my mojo out of balance. I suppose it’s possible that the cold medications temporarily numbed my brain.
It’s not as if I don’t have thoughts to express or memories to share, but when I settle in at the keyboard to write I usually have an idea of where I’m going. I admire those that can just sit at the keyboard and start typing. For me, I’m most comfortable when the creative gears have been in motion for a while. Generally my thought process is swirling with possible ideas and various phrases and sentences, providing form in constructing what it is that I want to express. And while my writing process primarily involves abstract thought, the seeds of that writing often sprout within the mixture of conscious and unconscious thoughts. Lately though, I haven’t had many seeds and the soil feels rather barren.
When the creativity is lacking and the posts become far and few between, there comes a time to force myself to write. On such occasions the words often look foreign and misspelled, and I tend to ramble without ever saying anything. Still, I’m hoping the process will plant a few seeds.