Ease, the Myth of Hard Work, PART 2

[ca_tharsis_]

Some of us try too hard to get what we want, and that's a sure indication that we fear we will not get what we want. That fear is just as active and influencing in our lives as the inspiration that we also feel. We forget that a cell knows how to divide and become a human being. A seed knows how to become a great Oak Tree. And a heart knows how to

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[moth2fic]

I'm not sure what to say. You're right, of course, but I never feel like that. (Not even about 'red'.) I have things I desperately need or want to write about, and other things that get in the way - usually the everyday needs of family or friends. I could be selfish and lock myself in an ivory tower and write, but then I wouldn't be the person I am and my inspirations would be very different. So - writer's block? No, never. Impediments to writing? Yes, many, mostly (but not all) outside my control. I confess to a tendency to procrastinate at times - especially when I'm tired. And a fear, not of writing, but of the mechanics of publishing. Mostly that's a hatred of formatting and I am trying to overcome it. Partly, it's a lack of marketing skills and a feeling that to market properly would take so much time away from my limited writing time that it would defeat the object.

[ca_tharsis_]

That's okay, I don't expect everyone to feel this way. And I'm only generalizing about the color red to bridge the connectin between a feeling and an outcome. This article is still talking to people who are control-oriented, hard working, and wonder why things aren't progressing in spite of their best efforts. That's not limited to writing, but certainly encompasses it. If you can't relate, you're a very blessed and fortunate person to not have this problem.

[moth2fic]

Yes, I suppose I am - but it's so much a part of what I am that it's hard to envisage being anything else! My own favourite colour - the one that dazzles me - is purple, but my new car is white (just saying...).I have never been control-oriented - which is not always such a good thing, but I seem to have survived!

[moth2fic]

The color thing isn't meant to be literal. Your car doesn't have to be your favorite color, but if that color dazzles you, I'm sure your feelings have caused you to have purple things in other forms. I'm simply encouraging people to trust their feelings to smoothly bring them what they want instead of fighting so hard and aggressively to get what they want. This is a huge struggle for many in the US. There's nothing you should change if you're happy with yourself and your life.