Thanks to those who have inquired about the lack of recent posts. (Few, but much-appreciated, inquiries, by the way.)
Things that contribute to writer's block:
1. Starting a post and thinking it's crap. And I don't know how to fix it.
2. Worrying about kayaking son, at this moment likely pitching camp beside a wild-ride Greenland river, hundreds of miles from civilization but close, probably, to polar bears and with hypothermia hovering.
3. Obligations looming with various nonprofits.
4. Mountains of tomatoes to process. Also peppers, eggplants, onions etc. Then come apples.
5. Looking back on fifty-some blog starts that are mostly outdated.(See below)
6. Thinking my blogged words sink into a sea of too much communication. Anybody out there need more words?
7. Inability, so far, to write meaningfully about my now-ancient (almost 97--year-old) mother. She is always on my mind and in my heart. I guess I'm still processing how I feel about her and the inevitability she represents.
8. Weak character that sometimes leads me to watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert rather than toil over uncompleted blog posts.
9. Inability to treat blog writing like real work. I wrote for a living and stood (yes, stood) before my computer for several hours a day writing for money. I rarely stand when I write anymore, and blog only in my "spare" time, which is usually after 8 p.m.
10. Adherence to ridiculous expectations that hinder creativity. Any self-respecting list needs 10 points.
Blog posts in draft include:
- life is but a dream, parts 1 and 2
- aging and death
- garden variety volunteers
- a box of baby teeth
- low carb on the road
- smiling for real
- might as well dance
- taking on hard stuff....why?
- old people doing splits
- pepper Paul picked a peck
- the 90s - decade of loss
- no matter your age, you might be old
Wow! So many uplifting topics! Let me know if you see anything of interest.
