This week has been a rough week. I have been able to get some writing done, which is great, but my day job has been pretty stressful. I am hating that so much negative energy is created by and swirls around my day job. I don't want to be sucked into its black hole. I'm really tired of it all, and don't want it to be the center of my life anymore.
That's where my head was at when I read Jenna's post for this week.
The Trap We All Fall Into
She talks about prioritizing, and making your writing the number one priority. I so want my writing to be the center of my world, but it is hard to make it the center when I'm not making any money from it. I can't support myself with my writing (yet anyway), but I realized after reading her post that it still needs to be my first priority.
How do I make it my first priority when my day job takes up so much of my time and energy? Two things have come to mind.
That's where my head was at when I read Jenna's post for this week.
The Trap We All Fall Into
She talks about prioritizing, and making your writing the number one priority. I so want my writing to be the center of my world, but it is hard to make it the center when I'm not making any money from it. I can't support myself with my writing (yet anyway), but I realized after reading her post that it still needs to be my first priority.
How do I make it my first priority when my day job takes up so much of my time and energy? Two things have come to mind.
- Writing is where my heart is, it needs to be where my mind is. I know I can't spend my whole day writing, but I can put my writing first before everything else in my mind. When things come up I can ask myself, "Does this further my writing, or hinder my writing?" My decisions can be made based on where my heart is, and where my life is going. My writing is in the front seat, not in the trunk.
- I've been working really hard to write everyday, even if it is just for a little bit. I know that I need to push myself harder to do more each day. When all the work crap is swirling around my head, I need to chuck it and think about my book. There's no point in worrying about anything else. Some people in my writing group are writing a lot each day. It is really inspiring. I feel like I need to ramp up my work.
It is mostly about my mental state, and putting my writing first in my mind. I'm so tired of throwing so much energy into all the negativity surrounding my job. I don't want to do it. It isn't my top priority, my writing is.
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