Natasha Fondren

You know writing’s not going well when you say to yourself, “Just write one good sentence today. That’s all you have to do. Write one good sentence.”

Yeah, well. All those posts the past week? I wrote before New Year’s. Glenn left New Year’s Day. I’ve been a regular old Eeyore since then. Worse: Eeyore with a sore throat and a cold.

I’m in a numbers group that sorta is in fizzle stage from the holidays (I’m sure we’ll get back to it), where we “just” have to write 100 words a day. That helps.

But on really bad days, I get down to, “Just open the document. That’s all you have to do. You don’t even have to read it. Just open it.”

I’ve started thinking about my New Year’s resolutions, but no doing. Well, I just looked up and realized my camper is clean and I have my candles set out. I always resolve to think about my New Year’s resolutions, but not stress about getting to the “doing” part for awhile.

And lo and behold, I just realized I’ve gone and started them. I’ve added visualization and meditation already to my daily routine. Huh. I’ve exercised a few more times than normal.

I didn’t even notice.

That’s the magic of “just.” If I “just” start, sometimes I surprise myself and do a whole lot more. Even if I’m slow and mopey.

How do you motivate yourself when Eeyore has taken possession of your enthusiasm?