Trying to Stay Creative

I’ve been struggling with ways to be creative, ways to find the energy to continue with this blog.

In a marathon Pinterest session the other night, I found this pin about ways to stay creative:

Photo Credit: Pinterest / Photo Source: www.paperplayne.com

I don’t know how or why, but there are several of these points that sparked something, a fire maybe, under my creative arse.

I need to make lists.
I need to break rules.
I need to try free writing.
I need to stop beating myself up.
I need to write my ideas down instead of just letting them fly right out the windows of my mind.
I need to go somewhere new.
I need to watch more foreign films.
I need to take more risks, especially in my writing.
I need to get away from the computer and do more actual pen-to-paper writing.
I need to know my roots (or even return to my roots).
I need to count my blessings.
I need to do more of what makes me happy.
I need to read a page (or two or three) from the dictionary.
I need to stop trying to be someone else’s perfect.
I need to practice, practice, practice.

But most of all, I need to NOT GIVE UP…

My writing has been sporadic, at best, these last few months. And the sad thing is, I used to look at my stats a few times a week and I would get excited about seeing how many views my blog got, and from where – around the world – these viewers / readers resided. I have a few Facebook friends who “like” my posts, but if I’m honest with myself about my readership, there is only about 35 people who actually “follow” this blog. Whether they actually read it and truly enjoy what I wrote or posted is another thing.

I started this blog thinking that I would “find my voice.” My topics have ranged from fashion to health to food to entertainment to ramblings (like this). I don’t really think I’ve found my voice, but I’m getting ready to change that… maybe for the better, maybe for the worse… but either way, I hope you will continue to read and follow my blog. And if you like my blog, I hope that you will share it with someone else.

So despite the fact that I’m not feeling quite as “creative” as I had hoped, especially since I’m about 15+ months into this blog, I’m going to close tonight’s blog on a positive note…

I’ll blog again soon.

Have a great day!