Some Days

Some days the inspiration and motivation to write just isn’t there.  For the last week I have been dealing with a nasty head cold, not really feeling like doing much of anything.  In between napping on the couch and sleeping I have managed to write a bit, take care of the dogs a bit and even managed to wash a few dishes and by the weekend I was starting to feel better.

Not wanting to slow down the return to good health, I proposed the idea of canceling any obligations for the weekend and spend Saturday and Sunday resting.  My loving husband agreed and the two of settled in for a weekend of hibernation, we watched Les Miserables, excellent movie, played with the dogs and spent some time on the computer.  It seemed to work as I woke up Monday morning feeling much improved and then ran smack into the Monday – I don’t want to work – attitude of it was a good weekend and I don’t want it to end.

What to do?  When I sat done to write I ended up doodling on the notepad I keep on my desk next to my computer, nothing clever or even artistic, just random squiggles and partial sketches.  Not finding any inspiration there, I googled inspirational sayings and spent some time what others have written and posted and found one that spoke to the mood I was in.

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”

–Beverly Sills

Aha, I found the spark I needed to get me going and spent the afternoon working on my novel.  I even pulled up a short story I haven’t worked on all winter, deciding it was time to finish it.  It ended up not being an overly productive day, but a satisfying one. 

Some days the inspiration and motivation isn’t there and you have to go looking for it, searching until you find it.