Just a little update on the book writing progress for the DOM Writer’s Block:
I’m battling this new season in my life and coincidentally it seems to be coinciding with springtime. It’s really uncanny how this all works. Spring reminds me of a rebirthing process, where a lot in nature starts to come to life again after being dormant and pretty much near-dead in some cases. And then, the near-dead miraculously revives, rejuvenates, renews — essentially, rebirths. It’s amazing, incredible, inspiring, and all that good stuff. I love springtime and all the blossoming possibilities that unfold.
And wouldn’t you know that such a season in time is a season in my life where I go on a rampage when it comes to renewing certain aspects in my timeline. Not just the cleaning-my-house aspect of it, but I have a desire to spring into action. There’s some jolt of energy that seems to come upon me when this time of year rolls around. I’m currently feeling that blooming sensation when it comes to my writing and all the goals (around it) that I’d like to accomplish in the next oh-let’s-just-say 3 – 4 months. I have some big ones and we’ll see what happens with them. I’m experiencing a refreshing so to speak. And again, I have this feeling of wanting to explode into some productive action with all things Degrees of Maternity.
BUT, and it’s a big BUT . . .
I have to get myself into some semblance of order in my life. I have some major life-impacting situations that have hit me and my family seemingly all at once and we, as a family, will have to work through all of them. And no, they’re not Degrees of Maternity-related; they’re all about the human experience and life outside of content creation. So, I feel the need for freedom from disorganization in order to strategically handle everything that seems to be catapulted my way these days.
It really irks me that I’m not further along in my organizational ambitions as I would like to be. I haven’t set systems in place to successfully handle “life challenges”. Why haven’t I done this? Is it because I can’t possibly plan for every oddball life scenario that can occur in one’s timeline? I mean I goal set all the time and have achieved many of the goals I’ve set for myself over time, but being organized for “life happens” scenarios has always taken a back seat in my life’s journey. And it’s totally my fault. Organization has consistently been lacking in how I actually arrive at my goal destination, and it’s really a wonder I’m ever able to get much of anything done in such a disorderly state. But surprisingly, I do some of my best work in disarray. The thing is . . .
I have to be organizationally better if I want to survive this onslaught of “outside of my control” forces in order to get my book writing or any content creation done for that matter. And the overarching question that I must address is “what am I going to do about it?
Well, I’m going to do the only thing I can do at this point. I’m actually forced to get myself together in all aspects of life. The big goals and ambitions I’ve set for myself with Degrees of Maternity will still be there and will be catered to along the way, but I’ll have to add on all these new challenges that have seemed to fall right into my lap. These challenges are doozies but they even take precedence over the work stuff because they deal with the human connection and household responsibilities (you know, the kind of stuff you can’t ignore, avoid, or postpone).
As I’m looking at all of the scenarios, situations, circumstances, etc. that have come my direction, I can’t help but say this springtime’s jolt of activity is going to develop into more than the casual spring cleaning and work-related goal-setting. It’s going to take a substantial amount of consistent and life-long organizational routine work to manage all the areas of my life that need attention right about now.
And just so you know, this whole discourse I just went through brings me to the title and theme of my blog post today: “Life Organization Happens Before the Book is Birthed”. I simply must stop and prioritize the priorities right now. I’ll pick up my book writing in a few weeks or so, but I’m going to stop and think about the items that I have right in front of me that I have to deal with right now. Undoubtedly, as far as the writing goes, I have an ebook that will be distributed to Degrees of Maternity email subscribers before the end of this month as well as recurring newsletters that come out every 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. The next one goes out on the 28th. I’ll also stay consistent with continuing the blog posts that publish every Tuesday and Friday.
But as for my book writing content . . .
It’ll be put on hold for a little bit. I haven’t gotten very far with it yet; so no harm, no foul. But, I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to pick it back up sometime in mid-to-late April. I just know how difficult it can be to get back on the goal track when you call yourself getting off of it momentarily. What happens, more often than not, is the attempt to return occurs way on down the line. In such cases, the return is so much harder and you tend to get out of mental focus and physical focus when forsaking the track for a long period of time. So, I’m really praying that I’ll get everything quickly situated that life brings my way, so I can get back to my book writing — an activity that truly revives me. And, it’s springtime, so reviving is in order.
As for the organizational piece — well, I haven’t quite figured out exactly the course I’ll take in getting my affairs in order just yet. Sorry if you were hoping I had some big-time comeback plan and could present you with a list of notable bullet points that both you and I could apply to our “life happens” scenarios. Nope, I don’t have a strategic plan of action currently figured out, because I’m still dealing with the sting of so many competing priorities happening all at one time. Once the shock wears down a bit, I’ll be able to focus on some strategic maneuvers that will allow me to GET BOOK WORK DONE in spite of challenging forces from without and within. Until then, I’m just focusing on making sure I don’t let myself get sucked up by the overwhelm, because it’ll suck you up if you let it.
Well, enough of that.
Thanks for letting me just vent a little bit today. I didn’t post anything earth-shattering or extremely thought-provoking — just reality as I know it. I appreciate you sticking through till the end, because you didn’t have to. So, that means a lot. And just know that sometimes we’re going to experience our off days or periods in life where we might have to take temporary breaks from the regular grind to get our lives in order. And that’s okay. Organization . . . order . . . first things first . . . putting the appropriate priorities up front and center is required to make true advances in life. It’ll be virtually impossible to achieve those monumental goals you’ve set for yourself without doing so.
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