The Writer's Block

The prerequisite first post in any new blog is like the first mistake you make at work. Over time it would be forgettable, and then someone will dig it up to haunt you.

Of course, I didn't mean to be so macabre, if that's not an exaggeration, but it is 2 am where I'm sitting at, and I ran out of suitable and more positive metaphors.

This first post is for myself, so that I have something to remind myself of when I'm stuck in a rut and cannot write. Self, pay attention. Here are 5 things I need to tell myself every once in a while to get myself out of the rut and to remind myself why I'm here.


1. You were meant to write. You've known this for sometime. You just forget, or you sometimes just don't believe in it with the same ferocity that you used to. But that was what you were meant to do, and if you still don't believe it, just think about how different your life would be if you denied yourself the opportunity to pursue your passion and went to med school.

2. Nothing in life that's worth having comes easy. Yes, it's hard. Yes, it's complicated. Yes, it's probably making you stressed and angry and frustrated because it's so hard. Maybe it's so hard you're even crying right now. But you want this. You want so much. You want the new mentor's respect and that future with CNN. You want the graduation honors and the praiseworthy productions. You've wanted this for so long. Don't give up now.

3. Take a break. Someone sent you a quote before. "Don't stop when you're tired, stop when you're done." Something like that. Stop when you're tired. Take a nap. Have some ice cream. Squeeze a stress ball.

4. Your failures do not define you. I know sometimes it feels that way, but your mistakes will not be the ones people remember you for. So you should just learn and move on. Learn and move on. Someday, you'll thank yourself that you did just that.

5. You have people who have your back.


Good morning, world. :)