No, this isn't a post about ways to rev up your fruit grams, it's about KFB and writing!
I haven't been feeling the itch to blog it out as much, not only because this program is so comprehensive, so gradual and surprising that sometimes I don't know where to begin, but because it's totally unlocked my inner novel writing genius. Hells yeah!
I don't know what it is - the stretching, the routine, the meditation, or all of these things combined - but for the last few days I've been working on my book for 6 hours a day, and loving how drained and zapped I feel after a good session. And I'm trusting myself more - taking the plot in directions I'd like to see, rather than trying to please an imaginary audience. Because when I do that, the writing kind of sucks. Kind of like when I push myself too hard, I get hurt, dude!
Surprisingly, the workouts aren't suffering too much - I trip a bit more on the jumping, and I'm hitting the ball less on the targeted punches and kicks - but when I get to the stretches, my body is so thankful that I'm giving it everything it needs.
Ever since getting back on the diet (ok, a beer might have fallen into my belly this weekend, and I went a little nuts with the pumpkin butter that I mixed in with my yogurt, all the while rationalizing that it was really just helping me fulfill my vegetable quota...creative, aren't we?), I've been feeling more centered, which I think has influenced my writing. I push through the scenes that are difficult like I push through the punches. I don't have to tell myself to write everyday, like I don't have to tell myself to eat more veggies, because I know how good I feel when I do, and the sensation is addictive.
Of course, I would like to be getting more sleep, and I could do a better job of preparing meals (I've been doing a lot of canned stuff - sardines and corn - after putting in extra hours at the writing studio), but I think I'm over the wild cookie phase. At least for now...
I hope the KFB is unlocking some creative force in all of you?
YAY! Can't wait to read!
ReplyDeleteGreat news. You are being a writer! (I don't know if I can say it this way..)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you compare the persistence in writing with the persistence in training.
How beautiful it is when the important things become natural, not necessarily easy, but part of the daily ritual.
RAD! Writing for more than a couple hours straight is an AMAZING FEAT! Since I became a teacher (on my hooves all day long), I can't get myself to be still long enough to get in the groove with writing anymore. It's slowly getting better this summer...
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