Monday, January 12, 2009

Focus . . .


My word for 2009 is going to be "focus".  

One reason for my choice is that I seem to be saying it to myself over and over and over these days like some sort of obsessive mantra as I'm trying to force myself back into a normal routine after the holidays.  The second reason is that my life is full of noise, chaos and distractions--all things that are detrimental to getting into the writing zone.

As a mother of three children, I have lots of external things pulling me away from my writing life. I find myself volunteering for things out of a sense of guilt and obligation and I consider my writing an "indulgence".  So, not only do I need to focus on the task at hand and tune out distractions, I also need to refocus how I view my creative life.  My writing and artwork are not hobbies or indulgences.  They are lifeblood and necessities.

So, focus . . . . focus . . . .focus . .  . dammit! 

5 comments:

Christy Raedeke said...

SO very true! It's essential to take yourself and your craft seriously, so that others will too. Good word for the year!

Katie Anderson said...

Dude. This is a great word. I am gonna write all of these words on my bathroom mirror.

Breathe
Listen
Balance
Focus.

Aahhhh

Katie Anderson said...

Funny - I just realized that all of those words have to do with YOGA.

haha

Maybe I'll just write the yoga schedule on my mirror and the word, "GO!"

Hardygirl said...

I just saw my neurologist this morning because I'm a chronic migraine sufferer. I told him that I had been having half as many migraines over the last six months or so. And, you know what he asked me?

"Have you started going to yoga?"

Well, yes . . . about six months ago . . .

More points for yoga!

Irene Latham said...

Can't wait to see where your focus takes you, SF! I predict beautiful places...

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