For those of you who subscribe to Christina Katz’s e-zine, “The Prosperous Writer,” you may well be informed of this past week’s topic. I have been reading Ms. Katz’s e-zine for some time since I took one of her classes almost two years ago. I have wanted to contribute, but have been waiting for my blog to be underway first. And since I have a few posts under my belt, and this week’s topic turned on a light bulb, I was ready to jump right in.
For each of us, security (as Ms. Katz explained) can mean different things individually. Until reading the current issue, I have always thought of security as having money, mainly. You know, decent house; nice car; vacations every year; not living paycheck to paycheck. I’m not saying it’s the most important thing, but we need money to live. So this leads me to agree with Katz’s description of “basic security”: roof over our heads; food in our bellies; sense of comfort depending on our situation. Which, according to her, having security — whatever it is to you — will keep the creativity flowing. Even with those basics, I feel like they are on shaky ground at times. Well, here lately especially. That led me to think about my aspirations of a writing career — Is this the reason I’m not on my writing path just yet?
Not only does the “basic security” appear to be a contributing factor, but I feel I need order around my house before I can get the creativity flowing. I want laundry to be done, dishes all put away, clutter off the floor. Is this just me or am I just making excuses? Along with security, shouldn’t there be order? Yin and Yang. I know my biggest problem is not having my own space. Yes, I have an office, but my husband or kids are usually lingering around. For instance, this evening trying to finish this post, my kids are practically in my lap. So I now need an extra desk and a comfy chair all my own. Maybe I just need my own bedroom — with a lock!
Most importantly, I have now realized that it’s not the clutter on the floor to worry about, I need that security to clear up the clutter in my mind. Thanks, Christina!
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Kristen R
