I am apart of a writers group and can I just say how glad I am?
I was driving there last night giddy. Giddy people.
And it isn’t because I was finally getting out of the house. I get out of the house often. It was because I was getting out and doing something that really nurtures me and my soul.
I am an easily inspired person. I get choked up on the X Factor, okay? But I do know that being in a room with a dozen other people who are all dedicating time and energy, sacrificing to make their dreams come true- that is beautiful.
And it doesn’t matter if we won’t get published and see our books at B&N- what matters is that WE SHOW UP.
Showing up everyday at my computer means I have chosen to put other things on the back burner. I don’t answer the phone if I am the middle of working, I try not to do more then one activity a day outside the home, I do not watch all the shows on my DVR and I don’t feel {terribly} bad for not stepping up for the ‘extra’ thing I am sensing someone want me to do. I am being responsible with my limited amount of time. I am choosing the things I say Yes to carefully and the things I say No to less carefully.
And it feels good. Because through all of this, I am learning more about myself, what works, what doesn’t.
This summer on my 10 year anniversary my husband started the dinner conversation by asking me to tell him 5 things that fill my cup.
Things that give me renewed energy, happiness, don’t deplete me, leave me feeling more whole.
I thought it would be an easy question, but as we talked about it we realized a lot of the things we do with our time do not Fill Our Cup.
I want a cup that overflows people! Don’t you?
Going to my writing group helps fill my cup. And I can tell because I returned at ten o’clock at night beaming. And we did critiques of one anothers work people!
How is your cup filled?
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