Creative Hibernation

I read this concept recently. Rather than saying I have writers block, I tell myself instead that I am in a period of creative hibernation. It implies a restfulness, a period that will pass and leave me renewed.

I didn't intend for this hibernation to come about and so that has left me frustrated and climbing the walls in my own mind, searching for answers. Especially since I had been part of a 365 writing challenge, so I added a big dollop of guilt. It's been rough.

But I have added a few books to my library. I have been practicing sitting, sans phone, and listening to the wind. Daydreaming. Being busy. I haven't let my mind rest much, though it clearly needed it, and so I am trying to finally recognize my own creative need. It's interesting to think that a period of no creativity can be a creative need. Just as sometimes a musician may crave silence, a writer may need a period away from writing. I'm giving myself permission to finish out my creative hibernation and emerge renewed.

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