Allowing Life :)

I see these days a change in the way I write: it reminds more of what Julia Cameron said in The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life about treading paths, writing more flying drafts instead of stopping and editing at the same time.

I still wonder how it can go, because the energy passes, and then if I don’t finish it at the time of writing, I may not want to come back to it later.

Even though today I saw that I did want to come back to a chapter I wrote as a draft a couple of days ago, and edit it up to “Ready, reread :)”.

Reflection is helping me tremendously, I become more aware and realize things better.

And when I was thinking about the reflection and the changes I’ve been going through, I realized it’s been a journey. A Hero’s Journey? I’ll see. :)

Counting all around adds tension. :) NaNoWriMo website even calls it my Lifetime Achievement (Lifetime Achievement: 0. Really? :)) I don’t give up and don’t count words, as it closes me the flow.

And I think it’s not a journey.. not so much a journey, with the counting. Or at least, not the journey I want to take.

AH sent today a sentence: “When you feel joy, all the circuits are open and the Life Force or God Force can be fully received.”

How precise this is here – in my life journey!

A freakish book showed up today. It started with me thinking about the editing, and wondering if I can go and edit my book, since it’s “not allowed”: this month it’s about writing, not editing.

It took someone else saying they’re doing the editing these days, then I realized I’ve been waiting for the permission, and I was glad they said they were editing as I could take it as a permission slip for me. So much for being a rebel :)

And then I got to Amazon and saw (accidentally, sure!) this book: Stupid On Purpose: The Art of Ignoring Good Advice, Doing Whatever The Heck You Want, and Actually Enjoying Your Life. How is that for an answeet :)

Writing the drafts and then editing has its interesting benefits: a draft gives the feeling that something is already done, that some background exists, a background support exists, so I can go easier.

Andrew Wilkie sent an email today saying “You are enough”. That was good in that place of my journey, too. Or maybe it’s always good :)

I found that I’m coming home to my writing. Much like Elizabeth Gilbert was saying in her TED Talk years ago:

(“Your Elusive Creative Genius”: video)

This month is like an excuse for me, to spend time in writing more, to contribute to it more, to take time in it more. I only want to do it earlier in the day. I’ll see how I can do it. Ah, I’ll see how I align about it! Yes.

P.S. And I realized now, that I’m saying all I want to say, OMG! Dream came true. So quickly, I only said it two days ago.