Sometimes life gets in the way

When everything goes wrong, start again

I’m sorry. It’s been two weeks since I last wrote something for you. Sometimes, life gets in the way. 

There’s been a lot happening. I wish writing all day long was my real job right now. People often say there’s no job security in being creative. I’m starting to think job security doesn’t exist anywhere right now anyway. I have, not for the first time, been made redundant from my job. So, maybe I should just do it? I digress. Irrespective of what’s been going on, the self-doubt has been in full force. I had a sudden forceful moment of being self-conscious last Monday. The thought of writing something publicly made me want to run away and hide. That hasn’t really happened to me fully while I’ve been Drafting. I’m trying not to dwell. I can move forward, past the week or two that wouldn't and just keep going. 

Credit Behance | by Muhammed Sajid

Writing isn’t mindless. Not to me. I need to be in the right headspace for the words to come and keep coming, one after another. I think for now it feels right to stop The Offcuts on a Monday. Equally, it feels wrong to pull back and share less writing. But my focus is elsewhere. So back to basics and getting into the flow of posting something weekly on a Thursday. 

I’ve been swimming a lot. Over the past 7 months, swimming has become my sanctuary. My preferred form of moving my body and most dedicated time for some mindfulness. This week I thought I’d reshare a piece of writing from March. I wrote about going swimming with my sister on a visit back to our family home. It was this specific swim where it all began so it feels pretty apt. 

Enjoy. See you next week for something new - I promise. Thank you for being here.

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