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This post by Gabriela Blandy is extremely well-written, and talks about a dilemma that confronts many of us.
DEFINITELY worth your time.
I decided to go on a retreat a few years ago. When people asked me why, I tried to explain, but always got a sense I’d left something out; I circled back to the beginning, tried again. Words followed words, my voice grew shrill. I felt there was one piece of information that would clarify it all, but I didn’t know what it was. I kept searching, talking; overcrowding my thoughts with exhausting analysis.
It’s rather like the beginning of a story.
At first, I feel a gentle sense of pressure. I wonder if I imagined it, but no, there it comes again – a jab now. It’s driving me on, but I can’t explain it. I keep searching for answers, starting, having to go back – certain I’ve overlooked the most important detail. But now it’s too crowded – I can’t find my way through.
That’s when I know…
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T. W. Dittmer 
Tim!! Such lovely validation to be reblogged – especially on a site that is full of such worthy resources. I’m beaming 😉
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I reblog things that I think are really good, or may be helpful.
You write so well that it’s kinda scary. All I could think of to say was “Damn, woman!”.
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Having a giggle here!! By scary do you mean that you are now sitting there with worms crawling through your mind, as one of my other readers has called me up on! And by the way, you can damn woman me anytime 😉
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A few worms couldn’t hurt. 🙂
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Thanks for reblogging this Tim! I found another fantastic writer to follow.
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She’s one of those writers whose blog I wait to read until I have time to soak it up.
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This is inspiring. Thanks so much for reblogging.
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