Whew… what a long week… Time to de-compress. How does a writer do that? In any way she can. For me, during the upcoming weekend, it’s heading to the beach for a few hours to listen to the waves rush up to the shore. There’s something calming about being near water, letting it run over your toes and wash over your ankles. It’s beautiful. It’s the power of nature in rhythm with the world. It’s a good reminder that we, too, should be in in tune with that natural rhythm but often we get caught up with ‘survival of the fittest’, marketing ourselves, searching out reviewers, publishers, running contests, and trying to figure out how in the world we can gain more fans without declaring bankruptcy.
We put our books and livelihood first when we should put our mental and physical health, friends, family, and living our individual lives first. It’s time to take a step back, refocus, realize we have support and place love, fun and friendship back into our lives for if we forfit proper care of ourselves to chase down our dreams, we won’t have the energy to pursue them.
Having been stressed out and overwhelmed these past three weeks with not only writing but the monumental task of searching for a home, I am extending to you, my friends, this friendly bit of advice. Take care of yourself, love yourself for you are worth it. Everything else will fall into place, naturally and in the proper timing and rhythm specific to you, for your future success.
Wishing all of you a wonderful, relaxing weekend!
TK Lawyer 