I just wanted to start off with an apology for not posting last week… So, this week, I’m gonna chat about why real quick. To be quite honest with you, I’ve been in a bit of what I like to call a blogging funk. There are so many things that I want to talk about, but I could never seem to find the right words. It’s like writer’s block, but just for phrasing. It’s strange, I’ve never been in this kind of vocab rut before, but I’m working through it. I feel that I can sort of see the end of what was a long, dark tunnel. Sort of. Don’t hold me to that!
For the past week, I’ve been feeling really uninspired, particularly in the way in which I speak about things. It’s not like I have nothing to talk about, or that I have one enormously dense topic to talk about. That isn’t the case at all. I have plenty of things to say, things to discuss, things to tell you about. But it’s actually assembling my thoughts and getting them down on a page that renders creating a decent blogpost, one that is worthy enough to share, almost impossible. I’ve ended up digging myself a bit of a hole.
I started this blog originally to share things – my thoughts, my opinions, just a bit about me, with the world. But I feel that I have been putting a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself lately. I think I often forget that this is just a hobby. It isn’t something that is mandatory or something that will pay the bills. I have time to gather my thoughts and create something that is in fact worth the read, instead of just posting for the sake of it. It’s just a bit of fun. And I need to remind myself of this because it is so easy to forget.
So, I suppose yes this is a bit of a filler post, but if there’s one thing you should take away from it, it’s this: Whatever commitments you have to your hobby, whatever the responsibility, be patient with yourself. Just give yourself some time to process and breathe and let yourself absorb inspiration in all its glorious forms instead of deliberately seeking it. Release that unnecessary pressure from yourself, you owe it to yourself. You have time. If it’s anything we have right now, it’s time. Just be patient and resilient, and don’t forget to just enjoy what you do, because too often if we start to force it, we begin to resent it.
Speaking from experience, still stuck in the midst of the blogger funk, I was dreading writing this blog post, I admit. And there’s no shame in that. I couldn’t find the words last week, and I’m almost certain that this weeks aren’t much better. But, I’m okay with that. I’ll get my groove back eventually. It’s taken time to get to this point of acceptance because sometimes, we can get easily aggravated when things don’t go how we planned, but I think that just allowing it to happen, giving your mind the freedom to take breaks, helps massively, whether that’s with how you feel currently, or how you work later.
I know now that when I’m stuck in my next vocab rut or I can’t find the words, that I just need to step back a bit. They’ll come to me eventually.
I feel like this blog post is sort of a nudge at some self-improvement bollocks that you may feel that I’m cramming down your throats (please excuse the pun, I blame the vocab rut). But, it’s not, I swear. I just want to share this experience and in turn explain why I didn’t post last week and may not post on my usual Sundays in the near future (I’ll do my best though).
I just wanted you to know that it’s absolutely okay to be stuck in a rut, whichever kind of rut it may be. Just give yourself time and things will work themselves out. It sounds bloody cliché, but I really do believe it. You’ll be hit with that inspiration you needed; you’ll finally find the words – it’ll happen. Just give it time. Don’t rush the process.
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