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Blog City - Day 3078

Let this quote inspire your writing: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anais Nin

I like this quote as it is very true. Tasting life twice. The first time you feel the exhilaration of the time and place. The moment is in its full bloom with all your senses engaged.

The second is after you have had a chance to sit with it, mull it over and come back to it with new insights.
Both experiences are defined.

Those you experience as 'good' have a sweetness to them and memories that are like honey.

Those experiences you deem as 'bad' are painful in the moment. Excruciating in their intensity. Time and distance from the situation may bring insights and help you grow as a person. Depending on the intensity, those experiences may take a long time before they are able to be poked or prodded back into memory. Some may even have holes and pockets of lost memory particularly if your mind and body have tried to protect your from excessive harm.

But in writing about them you can decide how close and how much you want to delve into their narrative. You may keep your distance and fictionalize them or you may dive in and do some soul searching. Either way, you decide what you can and cannot face and how much you want to share and if you will ever share it.

Blogging Circle of Friends - Day 3482

Let this quote inspire your writing “The scariest moment is always just before you start." ― Stephen King

I can so relate to this quote. My mind can build a situation up into something so much bigger than it is. I play with possible fallouts. I can work myself up into worrying about things that may not even happen. And that fear has the potential to paralyze me from even taking the first step into starting.

If I can break through the fear and step out into the adventure of starting whatever it is, I can find my imagination has generated worries that aren't even a remote possibility. As I move through the process I build my confidence and laugh at myself for being so frightened.

Once I have accomplished the thing, I feel the sweetness of having tackled something so grand. The feeling is so addictive you want to move on to try something new. If you keep going in a forward motion you don't have time to dwell on the scary stuff.

But if I stop, my system clogs up and I forget that sweetness of fulfillment. I have to fight through the film of fear... and that fear builds with each passing moment as I put off getting started.