I signed up to let Jon Acuff bug me every day for a month
about my dream. I’d like to say that I took every word to heart, followed his
plan to the letter, and attain my goal, but that’s not how I work. I read every
email, nodded in agreement, and then thought of at least 10 things I could do
other than work on my goal. My mother says I have a special talent for “creative
avoidance”.
My goal was not grand. I simply wanted to write more. If I
could turn out one blog post a week, it would be a start. Instead, I took up
new craft projects. I tried new recipes. I caught up on health checkups. I did
not attack my goal. Then a funny thing happened. I checked my blog and I had accidentally
written 5 posts before the end of the month instead of 4. (if you count this
one, 6)
I was so confused by this that I had to sit down and figure
out how it had happened. I determined that either Jon has magical powers that
are sent via email, or the key problem in my not writing was not living my life
in a way that gave me something to write about.
It turns out that I needed to get out of my own head, stop
focusing on what I wasn't doing, and try new things. I don’t think I would have gotten there on my
own. It took having something to creatively avoid. I should never underestimate
my ability to do things backwards.
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