Hey, Friends! I’m not gonna lie. Everything got on my nerves this week. The more things I tried to finish, the more things became undone.
I had homework to do, papers to grade, and a novel to finish. That doesn’t include all of the regular life things I had going on.
The process of writing my first novel has been quite the ordeal. More than once, I asked myself who let me write a whole book after having never written one before. The very thing I loved to do more than anything suddenly felt dreadful. As worry and despair started to set in, a funny thought occurred to me: These people had more faith in me than I did myself.
Realizing how ridiculous this was actually helped me to lock in. Little did I know, my next struggle was right around the corner.
The day after I submitted my novel, I was already wondering what I should work on next. In little to no time, I’d pulled out old drafts, gathered mentor texts, and even grabbed a book from one of my favorite writers for some fun reading.
I started with the fun reading. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it past the second page before falling asleep. Apparently, when I don’t know how to relax, my body takes over and does it for me. I guess I’ve got to intentionally do better.
Friends, my question to you is this: How do you relax after a major accomplishment?
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Let’s see where the conversation takes us. Until next Sunday…
-Ash