Not Just a Hobby

I live a very rewards-driven life. I’m not sure how I really got there, but it’s my reality now.

I tell my boys all the time, “You do what you need to do before you do what you want to do.” It’s part of growing up. It’s part of responsibility - realizing that I can delay my own gratification for the benefit of others and for the sake of stepping into our own responsibilities.

I think I’ve crossed a line, though. I realized this weekend that my approach to writing/blogging has suffered because of this mentality. My writing has always been ebb and flow. Now I’m beginning to realize why.

I have always viewed writing as sort of a ‘perk’ in life - something that I get to do once my other responsibilities are out of the way. When life is slower paced, I write more. When life is hectic, I write less (if at all). I could probably plot a path over the last couple of years and match my writing habits with what was occurring in my life at the time.

I need to recognize the importance of writing. Recognize how it feeds me, fuels me, drives me. By making it part of “what I need to do” rather than simply “what I want to do.”

So, here’s to fresh starts - we’ll see how well it sticks.

Posted 05.19.2009

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