I figured if you’re into photography, then you’re likely a creative person. So you might enjoy seeing what goes on in the mind of another creative person.
Here is a peek at my photography writing struggles.
It begins with the frustration of not knowing what to write.
Words are hard for me to come by. Every syllable is fought for.
A million photographs of families, a quarter-million of my own family. What do I say about this journey, why won’t the words come?
I’m holed up in the bedroom of our small house and the kids argue outside the room.
Why can’t I work in peace?
I need to write, I can’t be dealing with the kids right now.
They escalate until I abandon my work in frustration.
It would have been better to give up my work at the first sign of trouble and deal with it.
That means swallowing my pride and the feeling that somebody else should deal with this so I can work.
If I get up from my laptop every time there is trouble, I’ll never be able to write the way writers tell me to; no distractions, etc.
In moments like this, my mind goes to ultimate things:
What do I want at the end of my life?
A mountain of writing accomplished at the expense of my kids?
Or, half decent kids at the expense of my writing?
What if I flip it all on its head and see my kids are my greatest creative work?
How about aiming at four well-formed kids and one well-written piece?
I could live with that.
Thanks again for your support,