So, having written about various interlinked topics so far in this series, I find myself facing some writer’s block. I knew this day would come, when I would have to face my sworn enemy, and probably that of any serious writer’s, in fact. I can usually do a good job of not letting it affect me, in the sense that I don’t feel too much anxiety about it, because I know that it’s ultimately an illusion. Part of the reason why I started this stream-of-consciousness writing experiment is because I know that, even though it’s not something easily defined or something I can just get straight to the point with and finish explaining just like that, there’s definitely something within me that seeks expression and that is eager to get out into the world, something that I feel needs to be said, maybe one all-encompassing thing that I haven’t yet found the proper way to convey, or just many interconnected yet separate things I’m meant to say over a larger period of time. I don’t know what it is but sometimes it even scares me, this force seems to have a mind of its own. I don’t think I’m special in any way though, I think we all have great potential and amazing ideas within us, which is what makes us all equally special, and therefore no more special than anyone else. We all have a deep capacity to love and to build each other up, which we have severely suppressed, not on an individual level, but as a society. I really feel what I just wrote, and it’s coming out as I decide to just start writing. Writer’s block won’t beat me today. See, I know that if I just show up to do the work it’ll come spilling out of me, as if guided by a muse, something like what Steven Pressfield describes in his book ‘The War of Art, that once we decide to show up, our creations will flow out of us, all we need to do is to be consistent with our discipline, to really live as artists and to show up for ourselves. If we don’t value our art enough to allow ourselves the time we need to create it, then how can we expect anyone else to take it seriously, how can we expect to ever achieve what we want to achieve? That’s why I write these daily posts very informally, without too much planning. I feel like whatever is important enough to me to be constantly on my mind, is bound to be expressed at some point in one of my daily posts. On the other hand, If I tried to organize everything that’s on my mind into a book or something before sharing any of it with the world I would never get to do so, simply because these posts are about everything, about myself, but also about life in general, the world, and our possible place in it, and it would be impossible to organize so many subjects into one book. In a way this is all an extension of me, because these are the questions and ideas, that define my existence, and that probably define a lot of your lives as well, since we are all faced with certain conditions from birth, simply because we share the same home. I hope I’ll feel more inspired tomorrow, although reading back today’s post, I don’t think it turned out so bad either. I appreciate you taking the time to read these ideas from my mind, and I encourage you to keep expressing your ideas in whatever format you prefer, never make the mistake of thinking they’re not worth the effort.
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