For the last two days, I went around and around in my brain trying to pick a topic for my weekly post, and I finally had to admit defeat. This morning, my brain chased the same thing, but I finally had the answer. No matter how creative you may be, sometimes you can’t come up with the very thing you want. Sometimes you just can’t figure out the right subject matter, and that is okay. Instead of admitting defeat, it’s better to just acknowledge that your creativity well is a little low. Get a good night’s sleep and try again tomorrow. This morning, my brain chased the same thing, but I finally had the answer.
There are days when it is easy to come up with a topic, and then there are days when nothing is clicking. My writing topics often arise from some event or experience that has happened during the week, but honestly, the last week has been the humdrum of catching up after a flurry of unexpected caregiving activities. I’ve checked emails, washed clothes, dusted, cleaned, cooked meals, and other everyday tasks. On the surface, there may be no spark of creativity in that, but honestly, my brain has been laying out storylines the whole time. I’m developing characters and back stories in my head, but nothing sparked my creativity for my weekly post until today.
It doesn’t matter which career field you are in. Sometimes our imagination or drive just runs a little short. Let me be the first to say, don’t beat yourself up when this happens. We are going to have times when the spark we need isn’t as bright as normal or isn’t there at all. There’s nothing wrong. Don’t immediately assume you’ve lost your edge. On days when you feel like nothing is left, give yourself some grace. Take a deep breath. Get some sleep. Eat your favorite foods. Go for a walk. Clean the house. Do a craft. Listen to your favorite music. Binge your favorite drama. Give yourself some time to reset. Don’t try to force what shouldn’t be forced.
Days like this are often about how we look at them. Last year, I would have been disappointed in myself for not having a topic or post ready, but last night, I just admitted I couldn’t force a post out of my fingertips. I scrolled YouTube for funny videos and went to sleep. It wasn’t long after waking this morning that I realized my inability to find a topic yesterday was my topic today. There was no thunder or lightning. It wasn’t a glorious epiphany. It was simply the recognition that creativity and spark can come from the normal moments of each day. We won’t always be on a mountaintop so we learn to live frequently in the valley. Creativity and drive don’t disappear just because we aren’t at the peak of our ability daily. Sometimes nothing becomes something because we take comfort in the normalcy of every day.
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Inspirational Verses for the Day:
A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the uneven ground will become smooth and the rough places, a plain. And the glory of the Lord will appear, and all humanity together will see it, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 40:3-5, CSB)
All Things Subject to Change 