I haven't written in here in a few weeks. Things have become very busy lately with new roles, and responsibilities in my life. I'm not really going to go into the details of it right now; let's just say it has been a significant increase of work on my plate. I don't mean to ignore my blog, but unless I get in the right mindset, I fail to come up with interesting things to write about.

It feels like for months it has been all politics, social issues, and my inability to lose weight. Meanwhile, my friend Jessica posting this amazing blog yesterday about how people seem to  equate ambition with being ungrateful. It's such incredible vision. I never thought of it that way, yet I know I have often been accused of not being grateful, just because I want to reach another level, or accomplish a goal, or want a new quality of life within my life. These have never been things I was unwilling to work for, or just wanted handed to me. I am always grateful for what I have, but does that not mean I should continue to strive, to set goals, to achieve, and to ask for things I want, or need?

It's brilliant. Do go read her writing.

Friday Writing Challenge

I guess my intent today was to challenge myself to write something. My hopes were to be creative, but I'm not feeling very creative. I haven't had a creativity outlet in a while, so I'm feeling a bit stagnant, and stuck. I feel like my path to self-improvement has also been stalled, with so little time to get to the gym, and a day job that doesn't keep me active. That needs to change.

My instincts are saying I should start with a short story; perhaps something for my members only section. I have had a number of new members join up recently, so I do appreciate that. It has been a while since I've added content there so that might be a good direction to take. I will consider a story line, and maybe begin writing tonight.