More Often Than Not

Every week pretty much

More often than not, I sit down to type this newsletter to you and my mind is blank. I text friends or ask my girlfriend for ideas on what to write about, but it feels disingenuous to take their ideas, so I reply with a “Ooo that’s so good” and then never write about that (even though it is, genuinely so good). I open up posts and type a headline or a sentence or two, but then realize my brain doesn’t want to do the legwork of writing the rest of it. I had plans for a think piece on the Wicked movie (original, I know) this week, but even that seemed to big a mountain to climb.

So, instead I’m on the couch writing about the inability to write. Ironic, isn’t it? The creative juices just haven’t been flowing all that much lately. I guess, like most things, they come in seasons. And, like most things, that’s okay. I saw a cheesy inspiration TikTok today that was a guy at a microphone speaking as though he’s on a podcast even though it was clear it was not a real podcast, but just a set up for the video…okay, I’m getting off track here. But, he said - “Let’s say one day you don’t have 100%. You only have 10%. If you give that 10%, you’ve given 100%.”

I guess I’m thinking about that and referencing that because that’s how I feel about this whole thing right now. I only have 10% of creativity for this right now, but I’m giving you all of it. It’s not that anything’s wrong - I’m loving life, enjoying the holiday season, and having a blast. It’s all good.

But don’t worry, I already have a good one planned for next week, so we’re already back on track.

Write you next Wednesday!