Here is it February, and are you feeling like you’ve let yourself down on the goals you set? Or maybe you didn’t set any on January 1st. Well, it’s not too late to look at what you want to do with your writing this year. Valentine’s Day is coming, so how about a little love for yourself?
On the back cover of my book, Romance Your Writer Within, And Reawaken Your Passion to Write, I state: “You may know how to romance your lover, but do you often forget how to treat your Creative Self With equal care and love?”
Some ways I suggest to love Self are: Gaze into her eyes; Buy her flowers; Don’t judge, accept her; Make time to meditate; Appreciate her; Lovingly reward her. These are just a few of the chapters, but let me expand upon four of them…
Gaze Into Her Eyes: Lovers gaze into your beloved’s eyes, and feel their relationship intensify. Writers need to do this too… When you do, you’ll see the loving qualities you have within yourself and how much more you have to contribute. So, gaze into your mirror and affirm that you’re willing to have a great relationship with your Creative Self. Don’t laugh, this works.
Buy Her Flowers: Don’t you love receiving flowers from a loved one? So BE the one who demonstrates love by investing $5.00 for your desk or coffee table. It will make your writing area more sacred.
Don’t Judge, Accept her: Would you stay in a relationship with your lover if that person continually judged or criticized you all the time? I sure wouldn’t. So then, would you expect to have a loving relationship with your Writer Within if you judged and criticized the output? Do not judge your creative expression because it will stop the flow of ideas, and you will find all kinds of excuses not to write at all. Accept your creative output with loving eyes — then return later and edit it.
Appreciate Her: When you appreciate and acknowledge your lover, that person feels expanded in your presence, because he/she knows they are loved. They feel as if you are on their side, as if you are growing your relationship together. So, appreciate your Creative self and see the beauty of what she offers. Recognize and be grateful for your own writing. Read it over and see it lovingly. This will restore your zest for your own projects.
Tune in tomorrow for more tips to love yourself and your writing.
And write up a storm.
All the best,
Melba
You can find more of these in the aforementioned book, Romance Your Writer Within. Check out my site for this book and others: http://amazon.com/author/melbaburns.