Comments on: Seven Steps to Honoring Your Reality https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Sat, 20 May 2017 00:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: sjhigbee https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3901 Sat, 20 May 2017 00:53:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3901 In reply to Sara Letourneau.

Oh yes! I love teaching and my life would be greyer without it and the paperwork is a necessary consequence – indeed, some of it, such as lesson plans and some evaluation is part of the process. I’ve never been one of those inspired souls who can sail into the classroom completely unprepared and deliver my best teaching with a few scribbled notes on the back of an envelope. But these days, we seem to need to justifiy our existence by trudging through a deal more than is required to be a good practioner. Oh well – as you say, I think the thing is to embrace it with positivity than continue to resent it. That was a lightbulb moment for me… thank you!

]]> By: Sara Letourneau https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3900 Fri, 19 May 2017 18:06:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3900 In reply to sjhigbee.

You’re welcome, Sarah! What you said above is the big reason why I asked whether you had seen this article. As soon as I read your Shoot for the Moon post, I just… knew the feeling, because of how recently I had experienced it for myself and then having written about it here. Our circumstances were / are very different when compared, but the struggle in itself is a universal one for all writers.

I’m glad that Step #1 inspired to look at both sides of your teaching career: the things you love about it, and the administrative responsibilities that you accept as part of the job. And I’m willing to bet that the fulfillment of your work makes the rest of it a little more bearable, right? 🙂

]]> By: sjhigbee https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3898 Fri, 19 May 2017 15:02:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3898 What a wonderful article, Sara! And it’s come at a very timely point when I’ve been struggling rather to regain my whole rhythm since being ill, as my energy levels have been something of an issue. Most of the above points I know, of course – thought it never hurts to have a timely reminder. But the one that resounded is the first one – I am incredibly lucky in that the two teaching posts I have are incredibly fulfilling. I know I would be an emptier, sadder person without all the students I teach in my life. BUT the downside is that both jobs come with a fairly hefty dose of admin and paperwork and there are times when I resent having to sit down and once more write yet another lesson evaluation… You’re absolutely right – I embrace my role within the family as granny, mother, daughter and sister – right now I also need to recall that my teaching post also has enriched my life and accept the paperwork as a necessary consequence, instead of getting grumpy about it! Thank you…

]]> By: Sara Letourneau https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3885 Wed, 10 May 2017 13:38:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3885 In reply to Faith.

Isn’t it tempting to want to ignore reality when we’re in our writing bubble? I know I feel the same way. I’d love to just write and worldbuild for hours on end… but at some point, I have to do laundry, make dinner, go to bed, go to work, or pack for a weekend trip to the Cape. In the end, we really can’t ignore our responsibilities, but we also can’t ignore the itch of writing.

So I’m really glad to hear you found this post so helpful, Faith. Let me know how your re-balancing act goes once you’ve had some time to work on it. 🙂

]]> By: Faith https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3883 Tue, 09 May 2017 18:05:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3883 What an important post! I was reading this the entire time thinking about how much I need to work on this balancing act. I recognize that I don’t honour my reality. In fact, most of the time it’s something I fight against and that’s where most of the trouble comes from. I don’t like acknowledging the truth that surrounds me when I’m in my writing bubble and lately reality has been fighting back. Though I have been doing a good job of prioritizing writing over platform which was a big thing this past month…
Thanks for this rather eye opening post, Sara! It’s something I hope to take in stride this month 🙂

]]> By: Sara Letourneau https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3876 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:20:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3876 In reply to VictoriaGrace Howell.

Good for you, Tori. And that’s exactly what I was talking about here. We don’t always have the time or energy for everything we think is expected of us as writers and as human beings – and that’s OK. In the end, we can only try to make time for what we can, and remember to take care of ourselves in the process. Which is what you did the other night. 😉

]]> By: VictoriaGrace Howell https://diymfa.demo.cmsminds.net/writing/seven-steps-to-honoring-your-reality/#comment-3872 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:08:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=30632#comment-3872 Great post! I definitely have the superwoman mentality and tend to overwork myself. In fact just last night i had to let myself take a break because I felt so overwhelmed. XD

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