I read some messages and got one from a new arriver. I briefly spoke to her and I welcomed her on her blog when she did her #introduction post. I saw the DM, and decided to answer, that I would give my answer not in DM but that I would answer in a blog today.
So here it is @D , you said :
I HAVE NO INSPIRATION
You may have heard the saying before, but I hate it !
No inspiration is like being dead.
Its just not possible, when you are living and breathing. What it is, that maybe makes you saying this is : fear. But he, you entered a blogging platform so it’s essential to create space for change to make writing and blogging happen. A change in thinking and a road to doing.
This could be to reach out to different communities, and read! Reading will get you there, and give ideas.
We all have a certain amount of time in our existence so we have to make it work, so we can have a happy feeling at the end of the day when we succeeded what we had as a plan at the start of the day. This means every minute we choose to invest in a specific activity or with a specific person is a moment we are spending for the better cause, making yourself happy.
And I Know you feel that not all are things you WANT to do but some things just pay the bills.
At the beginning of 2018, I made a big vow to myself. I committed to getting rid of certain tangible things, relationships and time investments that I felt were holding me back from forward progress. I did but than 2020 came. I found myself at the start of 2020 craving another real change. But, being a creature of self-study, I knew that in order to see the changes I wanted realized, I needed to create space for them to happen. This would mean inevitably that I was going to have to dance with vulnerability. Dance with the unknown, but in a safe envoirionment , being my own home and loved ones. What if anything went wrong well the loving arms to protect would be there.
Removing the things I needed meant eliminating many habits – habits that were familiar and provided a sense of comfort. Some business wise some family and friends wise. I started slowly. In fact, studies have shown that removing habits drastically is one reasons why change can fail and is so difficult for so many people. It requires you to tango with vulnerability and the fear of the unknown. This paralyzes many people to remain in situations that stifle their forward progress because the familiar feels safe. I found it fun, I am living, loving but i am, also having greater fun.
- “Develop blogging and life successes from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to your success and will be a great inspiration for your fist few blogs.” –
I want you to know @D that I don’t believe in : NO INSPIRATION
That’s just the wrong way to go about this. I want you to try. Do a snapfeed, or a contest. Start with a part two of your intro, I loved it but there is more to you, I know it. So maybe you need to :
JUST TRY.
We talk ourselves out of doing things for a never ending list of reasons – because we have a job, because we don’t have a job, we aren’t smart enough, we don’t have the time, we don’t like, we have a period, because we binged Netflix ratchet, because we are affected by covid and so on. This mental clutter takes up a lot of space and if we want to expand and embrace the opportunities available to us, we need to make room to blog. We need to throw away the thoughts that are no longer serving us, put them on paper ( read a creeen ) clear the noise and be open to new experiences,
and just press :
PUBLISH.
While I won’t pretend that creating space for the next chapter – either personally or for professional blogging that this is easy.
Adress People. Are the individuals you are surrounding yourself with helping you grow? Challenging you to level up? Ask for help , just like you did in DM. And join some communities and some discords, tell us your journey till now and we will help,
AND WE WILL UPOVOTE,
CAUSE THATS WHAT WE DO ON THE HIVE BLOCKCHAIN!
GOOD LUCK @D
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You are such an inspiration. Always have been. I often feel like I do not have inspiration, but it is just me not allowing myself to be creative.
So true , and every breathing soul has something to share, so thank you for the compliment and stopping by
Hug for scott
done!
That’s such a sweet photo
Wanted you to know the hug was given. He said, "Britt looks so much like you!" Hahahaha
Well we both are contest and hive addict, dog mums, parents , wives , Discord room founders so yep Scott is right
Like you have always said, not everybody is a blogger but everyone has something to offer.
If @D is conscious of her environment both online and in real life she will see that there are a million and one things to tap inspiration to blog about.
There are even other simpler things she can blog about maybe about her life, past experiences or move about the blockchain and blog about post she has past read which she loved.
So as you have said, there is no space for No Inspiration!
No inspiration is also saying something about your life. Love life and all the world has to offer and inspiration will come to you
I don't get you here.
D said no inspiration but like you , you see inspiration In so many things you do challenges contests and all so she should look at you , you can be her inspiration
I'm blushing 😊. Yeah inspiration would come if she get to engage with other Hivers and see what they do. can I get to know @D
And like this the interaction after blogging is also something she needs to see happening. Comment strings get the people interacting and that's what is needed aswell.
Yeah really true. Just a little observation about how people blog and interact is okay for every newbie to get started.
There are times that the words just won't come out of my head, or maybe even worse when they come out in the wrong order, but there is no lack of inspiration.
I've been writing for a while now, and in truth? I sometimes don't feel like writing. Some times I don't write here because I have other projects going on and they take my time and creative thought.
But to me, lack of inspiration means lack of imagination and inability to see anything larger than or outside of yourself. Have you not read something new, have you not seen a different bird in your neighborhood, did your pet not do anything in the last day? All these are inspiration in my book.
I live my life inspired. Sometimes that does not translate to words on a page, but it's never lack of inspiration.
OK. It's safe to come out now. My rant is done :)
Well I wasn't hiding after the rant for two days I was just late with my reply! But it's true it's kinda sad when someone said that they have no inspo cause that also tells us something about their life. And this is so true : But to me, lack of inspiration means lack of imagination and inability to see anything larger than or outside of yourself & I live my life inspired. Sometimes that does not translate to words on a page, but it's never lack of inspiration. so to both lines I say we need to make them a quote-tile and hang it in the hallway so we won’t forget
Awwww, thanks. It's just a way of looking at life for me. I can't help it :) And wouldn't if I could.
I know a little bit about you, but you are very good at what you write. I think at the end of the day, the time you spend in your personal life as well as in the virtual world, and the work you do with newcomers, is really appreciated. I thank you.
Well you just made my day! And I dont have a lack about inspiration but some do and I have to make them understand that this is not possible. I love blogging and interacting
True, it is really not "no inspiration", as we can always find inspiration around us. FOr me, it is finding a way to translate that inspiration into words that can be a "problem" (no, it shouldn't be). But as you say, if we just spend a bit more time reading and engaging that "block" will most likely go away.
Hi dear , yes that’s so true translating it to a blog might be a challenge but when I was on the play longer I got used to it and there is an audience for all that’s great about being all over the world
I saw you are in Abu dahbi ?
Yup! We live here. :)
I prefer to substitute that phrase, for I am lazy to write, because as you say here, we always have something to say or to write about, only that sometimes our brain has a little laziness and we accompany it!
Lazy is also good that means you are relaxed and maybe only interact by commenting so that's ok aswell
It is different when one has something to write about yet had trouble putting it down. It must be a difficult scenario. I say... take a break.
Going away and coming back with a fresh view works not only for blogging but for all we do in life. And again life itself and is as humans are inspiring enough
Thank you so much
yeah, finding inspiration can be difficult sometimes. What I do is just stop doing it and do something else. Normally, I'll find inspiration from little things around me.
Yes sometimes it’s better to do something else and see what come to mind after being away from blogging
There are so many sources for ideas on Hive, just the contests tag alone can get you started and motivated even with a few coins on the line. But most of it's the fun, if I can spare or if possible, make the time.
I wish I can retire NOW, so I can participate in many of them let alone put up a few posts a week. With my life so full already I can barely get one up a week as it is.
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There is so much but especially new people dont know where to look i guess, it
There is so much but especially new people dont know where to look i guess, it
There is so much but especially new people dont know where to look i guess, it still is a journey that is difficult for many, we all try to help but still people struggle. We all do what we can.
Best thing is to have fun
With me It's not just figuring how to begin, but deciding which to Start.
very well written and think many can relate, I've just had blah times and wallow in it then maybe it's for a reason? Cutting out toxicity in it's myriad of forms has become sort of a thing at this point and seeking true empowerment vs. just the usual blather is also one of those life things. Being a woman in crypto alone is not always fun or easy but feel like some corners are being turned regardless of the pushback from a few about "bloggers" or women etc.... anyhow, 'nice post'
Its difficult for womankind crypto just as much as in cooperate world, but this also must be fun , and when newbies already feel they don't have inspiration to blog , maybe its not the best reason to subscribe here, cause blogging is a must.
We have to see , but thanks for the words they are appreciated
Thank you for your advise! But it hasn´t happend to me yet (possible because i´m still a newbie)! When i want to publish something and i don´t have topic i just look up to a list of challenges i have, choose one, and voilá, new post... i also write in a blog notes any title of inspiration i see in other post or in the comments... so if one day i´m just not doing nothing i can write about it.
Thank you for your inspiring newbie comment.
When i want to publish something and i don´t have topic i just look up to a list of challenges i have, choose one, and voilá, new post... i also write in a blog notes any title of inspiration i see in other post or in the comments.. But try to be divers not only challenges and contests try to make your blog library great to look at in a feed also next to inspiration very important
Yeah i try to, always adding a good message to everypost.