When in Writer's Lego

What I Do To Keep From Writing (because sometimes it is just oh-so-hard to do):

Well, I Googled myself. I put a Dr. Seuss quote on facebook to see how many people I could get to like my status. I fixed myself a bowl of cereal. I searched a thesaurus for synonyms of the word, “problem,” as in, I am having a botheration, dilemma, pickle, quandary, vexation with writing. And I wrote out my actions of the past few minutes.

Because, being a writer is like getting dumped. You spend your days alone, in the same shirt you wore yesterday, sitting and thinking about how life could be different. Sometimes you cry.

There is a special kind of resistance that comes with writing. It is mysterious and foreign, although some scientists attempt to explain this phenomenon using the jargon “writer’s block.” Well. I was never one for playing with blocks as a child. They are much too square, sort of like people who don’t like cereal. Legos? Yes. Blocks? Absolutely not.

And therefore I have decided to hang those scientists’ jargon and reclaim this resistance as “Writer’s Lego.” Writer’s Lego is unique in that, while it can be often frustrating and painful, it can produce something far greater than any amateur author could imagine. Because the thing is, life (and writing…and anything worthwhile, really) is not meant to be comfortable or easy. Infomercials only make us think so.

Truth be told, when you find a purpose that is bigger than yourself and those infomercials, you will be confronted with resistance. And, in response to this resistance, you can either cower in the corner of doubt and insecurity with a marshmallow kabob or you can fight, knowing that, the greater the resistance, the more important and good your purpose is. Life (and writing…and anything worthwhile, really) is worthy to be fought for. Just ask a writer.