This is beautiful written, thank you for sharing. I wasn’t trained in writing or literature (I’m a nurse by trade) so I can relate to feeling a bit “outsider.” I think I used to have this idealization of writers who had all this time to sit and contemplate and take their time writing leisurely, wandering, afternoons filled with exploration and inspiration.
Now that I’m a mother of a six month old, I’m writing more than I ever have and it’s nothing like I imagined. Furious typing during nursing sessions, stolen minutes to complete a wayward sentence, inspiration finding me at the grocery store or doctor’s office.
I think sometimes we’re waiting for different ingredients to create with rather than using what we have and realizing that’s the very definition of creativity.
Anyway, it’s a journey and none of us have it all figured out. But I’m glad we’re able to connect her and share our unique perspectives!
Thanks, Mariah! And thank you for sharing. I know all too well how hard it is to try and cram creativity around full-time work, and being a carer (for my disabled parents) - it's why I'm so burnt out after managing Inklusion for two years. Social projects have quite a knack of taking it out of you.
It's amazing you're carving time around a very busy life! (Congratulations on your new baby!) And you're right, it's not about waiting for life to happen for you, it's all about going and grabbing what you want 🙏❤️
This is beautiful written, thank you for sharing. I wasn’t trained in writing or literature (I’m a nurse by trade) so I can relate to feeling a bit “outsider.” I think I used to have this idealization of writers who had all this time to sit and contemplate and take their time writing leisurely, wandering, afternoons filled with exploration and inspiration.
Now that I’m a mother of a six month old, I’m writing more than I ever have and it’s nothing like I imagined. Furious typing during nursing sessions, stolen minutes to complete a wayward sentence, inspiration finding me at the grocery store or doctor’s office.
I think sometimes we’re waiting for different ingredients to create with rather than using what we have and realizing that’s the very definition of creativity.
Anyway, it’s a journey and none of us have it all figured out. But I’m glad we’re able to connect her and share our unique perspectives!
Thanks, Mariah! And thank you for sharing. I know all too well how hard it is to try and cram creativity around full-time work, and being a carer (for my disabled parents) - it's why I'm so burnt out after managing Inklusion for two years. Social projects have quite a knack of taking it out of you.
It's amazing you're carving time around a very busy life! (Congratulations on your new baby!) And you're right, it's not about waiting for life to happen for you, it's all about going and grabbing what you want 🙏❤️