On the Inside
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I was listening to an interview of a couple of authors, and one of them said that if you don't feel that writing is something you have to do (ie. nothing can stop you from doing it) then you'll never make as a writer.
Now, I've only fantasized about being a writer, but there have been other things that I felt compelled to do by some energy inside me. Pottery was one thing, building kayaks and paddling them where ever and when ever I could, designing and building furniture.
Yet none of these things had staying power, while I participated in the activities for a while, say 3-5 years, and was able to sell lots of my pieces, I never made it, meaning, they did not become a profession.
Now I find that there doesn't seem to be anything that I truly feel compelled to do, that I have to do, besides eat, sleep, go to work, do the chores, etc. It has been this way for several years now, and I'm staring to wonder if I'll ever get that kind of motivation again.
Or am I at a point where I need to find a stronger, yet more subtle form of motivation, rather than the driven, at times frenetic, need to do.
Just a thought for the day.
Now, I've only fantasized about being a writer, but there have been other things that I felt compelled to do by some energy inside me. Pottery was one thing, building kayaks and paddling them where ever and when ever I could, designing and building furniture.
Yet none of these things had staying power, while I participated in the activities for a while, say 3-5 years, and was able to sell lots of my pieces, I never made it, meaning, they did not become a profession.
Now I find that there doesn't seem to be anything that I truly feel compelled to do, that I have to do, besides eat, sleep, go to work, do the chores, etc. It has been this way for several years now, and I'm staring to wonder if I'll ever get that kind of motivation again.
Or am I at a point where I need to find a stronger, yet more subtle form of motivation, rather than the driven, at times frenetic, need to do.
Just a thought for the day.