On making time, not finding it…

Yet again, I’m writing today’s Atomic Essay through yawns and tired eyes. Sitting in bed. Fighting the urge to give up and lie down.

“No one will read it anyway. Who cares if I don’t write today?”

Well, maybe that’s true. Maybe no one will care.

But I’ll care.

I’ve already missed two days since deciding I was going to write every day.

But I’m writing today.

In their Ship 30 for 30 training, Dickie and Cole talk about the importance of making the time to write. Of protecting that time from everything.

But what do you do when the thing you need to protect it from is you and your own brain?

You accept it. And you don’t beat yourself up for it.

And you make the time when you make it.

Yes, my life would be so much easier if I could create that sort of structure and stick to it.

One day maybe I’ll figure it out.

But for now, I’m here, in my pyjamas, writing my essay on my phone. Ready to go to bed instead of just got out of it.

Tomorrow I’ll write at my planned time of 6am.

But for today, I’m just glad I ignored the voice in my head telling me I didn’t need to write!

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