On Monday, I wrote a somewhat whiny post lamenting that I don’t have 1,000 subscribers. In my defense, I’ve been feeling very restless lately. It probably doesn’t help that the spring equinox (or Ostara for my pagan friends) is Monday and today…it’s snowing. The turn of the seasons…especially winter to spring and summer to fall…always have me feeling restless.
Yesterday, I bounced from one thing to another. I did a lot, but felt like I’d wasted the whole day. At 4, I settled down on our couch with a cup of tea and a story ending I’ve been working on. I wrote and then, I felt better! Who knew? Writing is the solution to my restlessness! Or at least, yesterday it was.
So what about you? What helps you when you’re feeling restless? Let’s hear it.
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It does. It's just so hard sometimes to make myself sit down and do it. Especially when I'm feeling restless, because the idea that sitting still and doing something will solve that is a little counter-intuitive.
When I can manage it, permission to actually slob out for a while. A nap. A walk around the garden with my dogs. A cuppa. A small chore. And yes, writing!!!
Slobbing out! I love it! A good book and a cuppa is often a good solution to my restlessness, though sometimes I think when I'm restless, all the books seem not good enough.
My husband always knows when I have been away from my writing routine for even a minute too long. Apparently, I get grouchy. All I know is that I am unsettled and my thoughts, ideas, and fears are crowded in a mess all screaming for attention. It's not until I sit down with a pen and paper or my computer that they begin to sort themselves out.
I need to remember this! I think sometimes I let all the other stuff around writing (publishing, success, comparison, the mean inner critic) override the real pleasure and calm it can bring me.
Organizing. When I feel really restless finding something to organize can actually help me ground. Weird i know! But sometimes it takes me a while to figure out that’s what I need.
Oh, yes, there is nothing as satisfying when I'm feeling bloopy than cleaning out my closet and throwing lots of stuff away. Or straightening my desk. Not at all weird!
I take a pill.
You crack me up!
100% agree. Writing ALWAYS helps 👌👌
It does. It's just so hard sometimes to make myself sit down and do it. Especially when I'm feeling restless, because the idea that sitting still and doing something will solve that is a little counter-intuitive.
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When I can manage it, permission to actually slob out for a while. A nap. A walk around the garden with my dogs. A cuppa. A small chore. And yes, writing!!!
Slobbing out! I love it! A good book and a cuppa is often a good solution to my restlessness, though sometimes I think when I'm restless, all the books seem not good enough.
Yes I definitely get that! Sometimes restlessness is persistent!
My husband always knows when I have been away from my writing routine for even a minute too long. Apparently, I get grouchy. All I know is that I am unsettled and my thoughts, ideas, and fears are crowded in a mess all screaming for attention. It's not until I sit down with a pen and paper or my computer that they begin to sort themselves out.
I need to remember this! I think sometimes I let all the other stuff around writing (publishing, success, comparison, the mean inner critic) override the real pleasure and calm it can bring me.
Organizing. When I feel really restless finding something to organize can actually help me ground. Weird i know! But sometimes it takes me a while to figure out that’s what I need.
Oh, yes, there is nothing as satisfying when I'm feeling bloopy than cleaning out my closet and throwing lots of stuff away. Or straightening my desk. Not at all weird!