Alright, bear with me. I'm attempting to write for 15 minutes each day and just post it. Which is hard because I'd really like to delete this sentence and go back and find something more interesting and inspiring, but oh well.
I was inspired by my friend MK from Tahoe who suggested we do a "Wild Writing" exercise together that her friends told her was the cheapest therapy they'd ever purchased. The author, Laurie Wagner, sends out a five-minute video each day for 27 days with a prompt and reads through her own example twice, then you write for 15 minutes straight. No erasing, no perfecting, just writing. Then, you share it to one another.
Honestly, this was and is a pretty raw exercise for me. I think it made me realize just how much I've been holding back in my life. The pandemic was a pretty lonely time. It was speckled with failed dating adventures, friendships lost, life events I struggled to process, and support systems I had a difficult time maintaining and creating. While we're not on the other side of this pandemic (although it sort of feels that way), I am realizing more and more, just how much time I've spent ruminating about past and anxious about the future.
I'd say I'm someone who strives to be a better version of myself, which at times borders on perfection and self loathing, but I am my father and mother's daughter which I like to think makes me someone who just wants to learn more about why I'm here. An answer, for a long time, I believed would never be realized. But, as I look around at how lucky I am for the opportunities I've had and continue to have, the people who have changed my life, it's pretty incredible to move through the world hoping I can pass even a fraction of that on in some way or another.
Ok, that's 15 minutes. If this sounds interesting I really liked this interview with Laurie Wagner about her writing process and how to find your own authentic voice or beat writer's block.
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