On days when writing when I feel least like writing, I still like to make an effort to write an interesting post. That is challenging under the best circumstances. When I don’t feel like doing it adds an extra burden. But when I think of the benefits, it spurs me on. It teaches and reinforces discipline. If I do things only when I feel like it, not much would get done. I would probably be living in a physical and maybe mental mess. Would I be as educated as I am? Would I be able to hold down a job if I went to work only when I feel like it?

Not likely. So when I think of the consequences of not trying, I try a little harder. There’s much to be said for keep on going, trudging through mundane days when nothing moves me. Everything is slower and heavier. My eyes are heavy. I struggle to keep them open. My thoughts are slow. I will my brain to keep thinking and my fingers to keep tapping. There’s no sun out to help me today. It is cloudy and cool. I have to do the hard work myself. What do you do when you feel least like it?

What works for me is to put myself in front of my keyboard and start to tap out a word, any word. And if that doesn’t work, I start to read others’ posts. I try to make intelligent comments. Then I go back to my own page and try again. Usually that starts a trickle of words and thoughts and I’m on my way. I’m having a block on my index card art challenge, too. The only way to get unstuck is to start drawing/painting again. There’s no other way.