My last post was in October. I reported that I had not written since authority figures in my life slammed me with judgment, censorship, and criticism…not only of my writing, but my discernment as a human being and professional.
Now my job is in jeopardy–not connected to my writing, politics above my station. I am working from home due to the coronavirus and quarantine and all that bizarreness that is occurring in this world right now.
I have also taken in grandchildren temporarily while adult children fix their worlds. I’ve had a winter of sickness and slow recovery. I’ve battled a time of sadness. And I’ve applied to begin working on my master’s degree. Big things are happening.
And all I want to do is write…and read…and write some more. Enough pouting, sulking, brooding, etc. It is time to get back to finding my joy. I cannot be derailed by others whose opinions I don’t even value anyway. It has certainly not been a conscious decision to take a sabbatical from writing, but that is what has occurred. And it has not been good for me.
Here and now, I resolve to get back to writing. I declare this time of non-writing ended. Rebekah the writer is back.
