I wrote for an hour today! That’s a refrain I hope to be able to repeat the next 364 days this year. I’ve read it takes 21 days to form a habit. I don’t know about that, but I know how long it takes to break a habit. One moment, one thought, one long, hard day that forces you to just forget. That’s all it takes to fall off the wagon.
As I write I hate the words. I think they are horrible and I’m wasting my time. Something magical happens when I’m not looking, though. When I re-read something from a couple of weeks ago I like it, even sometimes love it. So I need this regimen to force myself through the “I hate it” phase. My overall goal is to know I have tried, that I gave all these dumb stories in my head a chance to live in the fresh air. And maybe I’ll unclutter my brain in the process.
Tomorrow is my birthday. And guess what? I’m going to write.
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