I am so excited about sharing an "aha" moment I recently experienced. It has been so impactful, that I can feel a noticeable change in my behaviour and thinking. Sometimes it's the little messages that work the best.
Recently, I enrolled in an on-line writing course. It has two workshop leaders who have been using their own experiences to both inspire and guide a community of writers and would-be writers to create their own messages. The teachings are simplistic and focus on cultivating an atmosphere of creativity.
Through this process, I faced down the curse of the Perfectionist - my habit of constant editing. It has been my life habit to edit my thoughts, ideas, words, visions, etc. long before they ever become anything concrete. Definition of writer's block - the inability to find an idea or words worth penning. All those ideas aborted before they were even conceived. What a shame.
How freeing to be told - just write whatever comes to mind.
Now I am practicing to write/create first and edit later so that it will become ingrained in my nature. What fun!
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