Learning

Hi. It's been about two weeks. I've been busy adapting to a new school year. My Women's Literature class and the Writing Center tutoring sessions are going to be great resources for this project.

I've written morning pages every day this week. I feel more centered, more grounded, when I begin my day with journaling. The act of writing reminds me that I belong to myself. Looking realistically at my schedule, I don't have much time to do anything beyond the bare necessities: work, class, homework, sleep, eat, walk Hobbes, social groups, etc.

However, it's important that I live according to my values. One of those is living in the present moment. I'm going to school to improve my credibility for when I publish my book. That doesn't mean I need to wait until graduation to feel the reward of all this effort. I'm going to practice - even if I don't quite feel it - enjoying life now. As someone with a strong goal drive, I need to counterbalance with fun. Writing is fun. Writing is creative. Writing is self-validating.

The act of writing is what makes one a writer. I can step into my identity by writing each day simply for the joy of it.

I'm going to have to be intentional about protecting my writing time in the swarm of my never ending to-do list. I'm going to fall short some weeks. Advocating for my writing is advocating for myself to myself by shouting "I'm worth it."

Happy Fall Saturday.