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On Writer's Block

Here's what happened when I told myself it was time to write again, and not stop.

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On Writer's Block
Self (Quinn Mei Lysaght)

I sit here on my computer writing. I promised myself that I would just continue to type, no matter if I had the desire to stop. I must admit to you, I have been faced with writer's block. For the past couple of weeks, I kept trying to come up with topics, since there is always something going on in the world, yet, could not formulate words or phrase sentences to my satisfaction.

Perhaps this is something we all encounter. Perhaps, this state of mind is something we experience at different points in our lives. The state of being in which we all know too well; doubt, self judgement, insecurity, uncertainty. We consider ourselves content when we are surrounded by people who trigger us to combat those emotions. Those feelings of belonging, and acceptance. But something we most often forget to allow is self acceptance. Self love. This concept is quite peculiar, since most often we tend to gravitate towards showing affection for the ones around us, yet forget to set aside some of that compassion for the one individual who who may need it the most. Ourselves.

Although we may face challenges that seem daunting, or feel cornered in as a result of life's infinite test, it may all come down to this notion: We are confined within the borders of our own minds.

With all honesty, I did not know where this article was going, nor do I know its destination. Nevertheless, I do know I kept to my promise. I have not ceased to take a sip of the tea to my right, or glance up from the screen staring back at me because I decided to take a risk and leave my thoughts sprawled against the page. And I guess, this is the final product. Whether I like it or not, this is the outcome in which my mind meandered through passageways and beyond. And from here, who knows where it will go. From here, who knows where I will go.

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