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Hello readers, I'm stressed. (What's new?) Real life has been less stable than I'd like. I like routine, I like when things go as planned, and when a wrench gets thrown into that, it wears me out. I know that just sounds like life and I should expect a lot of it in the future, but it's tiresome nonetheless. There is a positive though: It makes me realize how important something like this blog is. It gives me a task to look forward to besides my 9-5 job. It might not be written perfectly, or heavily revised or planned out, but that's okay. It isn't meant to be. This might feel like a repeat of last week's topic, and in a lot of ways it is. Staying motivated is an everyday challenge, and even more so when you're not feeling at your best, be that mentally or physically. But what I'm coming to understand as I write this, is that these special, personal hobbies are even more important when you're down and out. Making time to do things for you, be it writing, knitting, making music, etc. are like mental anchors amidst a storm. I feel like I should add here that I'm in no way trying to make anyone feel bad for not sticking to good habits or for taking a break from things they love. There's any number of reasons why that would happen, and that's okay. Everyone's mental health journey is different, and I'm not here to judge yours. So I'm going to keep challenging myself to crawl out bed in the morning, no matter how tempting that warm bed looks, and I'm going to keep writing until my short story is finished and ready for an audience. I hope that you can find a craft or hobby too, or get back to an old one you used to love. And I hope it serves to bring you even just a little bit of happiness in this sometimes dark world.
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AuthorEmily Boswell is a Michigan writer and digital marketing manager. She enjoys writing short stories and flash, and is currently working on her debut novel. Archives
September 2020
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