I was recently ‘accused’ of
being a motivator. I have to admit it made me smile. And why not? Isn’t it a
good thing to encourage another person, especially a fellow writer, to look at
a particular challenge from a more positive and constructive perspective?
The pressures we experience
today, even on the most basic of levels, may leave us fighting a battle we can
do without. I’m referring to elements of everyday life, maybe a mother or
father racing against time to get the children fed and watered before school,
or the harangued worker trying to meet objectives, with a stressed-out boss hovering
over their shoulder – or an exhausted shop manager counting down the hours
before getting home to their sanctuary, only to be met by the demands of…the
blank page.
I read and shared a tweet
yesterday that celebrated the feeling of absolute joy when you’re caught up in a
free-flow phase, where everything is going as it should and the gates to the
Valhalla of expression are wide open. It’s certainly the place to be – the writer’s
Nirvana – the complete opposite of the dreaded dark forest of Writer’s Block,
where so many find themselves after enduring a day of stress and strife.
What better reason, when you
find yourself in a good place, than to step up and share some of your positivity
with a friend or associate who may just require a kind word of encouragement,
or even a square or two of chocolate to dip into their tea or coffee to set
them on the right path?
From my experience, when
someone is struggling to express, what they’re usually lacking is a friendly directional
push. I’m not afraid to shove, either, but I’ve found that a gentle shunt
usually suffices. And once that works, more often than not there’s no looking
back. The best thing, of course, is that such a service – motivating a friend
to pull themselves out of a dry trough – costs nothing but the embarrassment of
being publically blamed for an offence you’re really and truly proud of committing.
You know where I am if you need me.
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