Hey there! It’s been quite long time since I have put anything on the blog. Why? I don’t know what to write. So, somewhere recently popped up this Shut Up and Writeathon. Of course, I was IN. Day 5s writing was full of
“I don’t know what to write. I don’t’ know what to write. I don’t know what to write”
Loads of that! So I kept writing. I had never been taught to, or thought of just sitting down and free writing. Seriously, I have a lot to say and to share. Yet I never thought to just sit down and write.
The most interesting thing came out on Day 8 though, showdown day. Again, something I had never thought to do – write a dialogue. What a DUH moment I had! Seriously, I have a dialogue going on in my head all the time! My daughter will even ask me about it because she can see that I’m having a conversation in my head by my facial expressions. Might as well sit down and write it out, right?
Well, that’s the plan, to take time every day to just write. Either editing something I’ve already written, consolidate the different ideas that came out from several free writing sessions, to just free writing itself. Something, every day.
One day in the shower (oh yeah, sometimes the best pieces click together when there’s water involved) it clicked – how to do what I have been wanting to do for a while now.
What do I want to do? I want to share my ideas, perspective I have gained through my inner work – and to help others do the same, at least, the inner work part going deeper. I want to have deep, perspective shifting discussions about life, the Universe and how we can have a kinder world. I have a basic plan, so now to put it to action and see how it goes - and this blog is a huge part of it!
Shut Up and Writeathon has helped me in many ways:
1) To shut up and write! To quiet the crap in my head and get it out on paper, or digital paper anyway, and to know that I can just put my thoughts down and it’s safe to do so. No one else has to see it. I can go back and pull out the parts I want to share.
2) Just Show Up. Yep, just keep showing up and keep doing it. Keep writing, keep sharing, keep doing my own inner work too. Just. Show. Up.
3) That it’s ok to bring all of who I am to the table. Yes, there will always be private things I don’t share with the world, but truly, my heart and soul are in everything I do. In fact, the reason some things haven’t worked is because I was too intellectual about it, too worried about running people off. So, here I am, and if you can hear me – great! Let’s have some fun and brainstorm some new ways of being in a kinder, more loving paradigm. If you’re run off…then I wish you all the best on your journey. I’ll still be here if you want to come back.
4) I’ve learned to listen for the dialogue. Because ya know…it gets quiet when I decide it’s time to actually bring it from my head out into the world. It’s there, and it’s safe to bring it out. If any snoops find it and have a problem with it – well, that’s what they get for snooping in my private writings, right?
5) To focus on what’s in front of me. This has been the most challenging thing as I have been figuring out how to have an ongoing meditation circle. Some say pick the topics for the year! Well, I grow too fast for that, at least I have in the past 3 years, and I want to focus on what’s in front of me, what’s in front of us, and what is applicable to daily life and what we see around us now.
So, this is my blog post about the Shut Up and Writeathon. We shall see where we go from here!
Thanks to Stella Orange and her magnificent team! I also want to thank all the participants as well. Your celebrations, posts and comments are so, so appreciated! THANK YOU!
P.S. Here's the Shut Up and Writeathon link: http://shutupandwrite.com
A new one starts early 2017 if I understand accurately!
