I saw this on Simple Beauty a few days ago, and while it seems silly, it really explained - to me - what my break was about:

Now, as I said in the comments of the last post, my break wasn't motivated by a lack of ideas; I'm not looking out the window because I have nothing to write about. But I started to get a little annoyed that being a blogger was beginning to get in the way of being a human being. I'm not the first to experience this problem (and I won't be the last), so excuse me for a moment if I start to sound a little bit repetitive, like you've heard this all before. If you read a number of blogs, you probably have.
Life is for living - plain and simple. It is not for watching, looking for blog topics. I had convinced myself that I needed to keep up the blog, post regularly, don't let it slide for too long, don't let it get stagnant. So there I was, keeping my eyes open, spending a little bit of every day on potential posts, just to make sure I wouldn't fall behind. And let me tell you, it was really starting to get to me.
So I ran away for a bit, told myself I didn't have to blog if I didn't want to, and tried to figure out how to break this funk that now surrounded the whole idea of blogging. And then Amanda, an amazing woman and a dear friend, put it so simply, so perfectly, so clearly:
"Go fall in love with life again."
It's exactly what I needed, to fall in love with life again. To remember why life is worth the time I spend writing it. To see the good things around me without thinking about whether they are interesting enough to share with my readers. To experience, without explaining.
Holy crap - I should have thought of this sooner.
I fell in love with the simplicity of it, the routines and the comfortable nature of knowing where and who I am. I fell in love with the weather, both rain and shine, and how the world is changing around me. I fell in love with my friends and family, the ones who've been there all along, but who've gone by unnoticed, except when they're blog fodder. I just fell in love with it all.
And really? That was all I needed, just that little flip, that new perspective, to come back refreshed again.
So I'm back. Thanks for waiting for me.
9 comments:
Consider it a favor returned, love.
Just like everything else in life, blogging is all about balance. Everyone's idea of what "balance" is will be different, too, so we can't rely on others to tell us when we've found it. Good luck finding yours!
And then you get the ones like me who write about health and fitness, but then spend the whole day in front of the computer instead of getting healthy and fit! A change is going to come!
By writing a blog, particularly the way you are, should strengthen your character and give you the tools and confidence to live a very full and happy life.
When you're completely bored with blogging, it's probably time for 'real life' to take over.
Good luck.
Pete.
welcome back! :)
A "blogstipation" if you will? I'm glad you're back :)
Well, you're worth waiting for!
I totally understand. Plus I suffer from the "oh no - if I don't blog often enough - they won't come anymore."
I need to get past that. Glad you did!
I remember when blogging was your lifeline. It was at a time when you could only concentrate on a few things at a time; when your focus could not take in the enormity of "life". As you have grown able to take it all in and fall in love, life has once again become important. It's understandable that blogging then takes it rightful place as less of a duty and more of a chosen activity you want to do. It's all in the balance.
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