Feeling Funky
Lately I've been in a creative funk; I get into these every now and then where I don't feel like creating anything new. If you're a regular reader of my posts you probably noticed my frequency has taken a sharp decrease in the last week. I think most people go through this kind of period, so it doesn't concern me. It's annoying, sure, but not cause for alarm by any means.
The thing is though, it's fine if it only means I post fewer blog entries. But it's seeped into other areas. I'm trying to write a collection of essays, and I haven't written a single thing in two weeks. Kind of tough when you have a self-imposed deadline (which I need! don't get me wrong). And then there's my weight loss plan too - while I haven't given up on it or stopped working, I don't feel like logging my food, which is definitely detrimental to the process when you're tracking calories.
All that is fine though. It's controllable. One of the things I think will help my creative process is getting back to daily journalling. For a year I was writing in my notebook daily, but over the summer I got out of that habit. I was too busy, or too tired, or <insert excuse here>. I found that when I was writing daily, that got my writing mind working and I felt more productive - even if I wasn't writing something for public view.
As for the other stuff...well, it will come. I have to trust that getting back to the process of daily writing everything else will fall in line. Just don't get caught up in the creative lull and start to get depressed about it.