The writing life is consuming. We love to write. Things only make sense when we write about them. Once you flick that “writer” switch on in your brain, it’s practically impossible to turn it off.
But being a writer is not the only aspect of your life. Writing is not the only thing you do. You are so much more than a person who makes worlds out of words.
Stop writing from time to time. Daily. Do other things. Live. Work, move, connect, explore, eat, teach, learn, read, watch, talk, shop, climb, dig, plant, run, hug, scream, drink, kiss, sing, give, dance, drive, pursue, cry, laugh, play, sleep, create in different ways.
We need to live in order to have something to write about.
I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
Joseph Campbell
