Kammys Musing

I have not written anything for a while. 19 days to be exact.

It’s not that I don’t want to; I started a few drafts but just couldn’t put the necessary touch to finalise and publish it. I felt like my mind was having a block, that I kept churning the same repetitive blog post/draft again and again.

Drafts
The thing with these drafts is that even I can’t stomach reading it. Getting likes, that thumbs up icon was never my main intention when I started writing this blog. I just needed an avenue where could take out these thoughts, like a tangled roll in my head. I am like the kitten that keep playing with the rope ball and getting nothing done in the process. I just needed to get this rope ball, put it on a table maybe to be used later or at least gets it rolled properly for future use.

All this coming from someone who is so easily satisfied (read lazy). I sometimes use the same drinking mug again and again, alternating between coffee and plain water because washing is a hassle.

Refreshment
This morning I read a few pages of Anne Lamott’s book, Bird by Bird and came across this eye-opening line :

“The word block suggests that you are constipated or stuck, when the truth is that you are empty”.

This hits me like a gong sound at 3 in the morning. I realised that maybe I am empty. I have not read much lately. My brain is not as active as I would like it to be.

Aftermath
So I decided to take a suggestion in the book – to write a 300 words article, doesn’t matter what topic. I started writing a bit about my primary school years. One thing that bugged me was that how do know I have written down 300 words? Later I realised that you could actually see it at the bottom of the Word app. Silly me.
I reckon this should be my though process for now; to keep writing 300 words daily and see how it goes. My current progress of Bird by Bird is at 80%; hope to finish reading it before my next post.

Until then, stay hungry, stay safe.