Saturday, June 18, 2016

Completing a task might be daunting and difficult

I'm not even sure how to begin this piece of writing in this blog....I have almost completed half of the book I am now naming Shack Blessings. It's not a collection of cards, but a rambling collection of thoughts about how the book THE SHACK influenced my life, with my experience as a therapist. An art therapist to be exact. But something is holding me back. What evil thoughts lurk in the back of my mind as I attempt to finish this book? I was given permission by the author of THE SHACK several years ago to come on this journey. Why am I afraid? Aren't we all like that at times? We start something and half way through it are sure we don't want to finish it....or just don't.

Like this shack that someone constructed and abandoned. Or is someone still working on it? Is it cared for and loved? Does anyone ever stay there?

We really do not know. We only see an edifice with overgrown weeds and some evidence of pruning around the base. Has it lost its usefulness?

How do we know that the creator of this small shack is not trying to ready it for a summertime spot?

Same for my writings. Perhaps I am writing in my head and some day it will be evident for all to see. Perhaps. Maybe not.

I am not even sure. All I am sure of is that there is this burning desire to keep this small piece of written work and finalize it some day. When that day will come, I am not sure. But I have not given up. I am finished procrastinating. I will try to write one entry each day for the next month. I'll check back next month - July 18 and will honestly share if I have written at  least 20 entries. Why don't you pick up something  you have been procrastinating about doing and make a plan?

I double dare  you!

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