I Love Writing ….

But sometimes, writing doesn’t love me. Especially when I have a self-imposed (or editor-imposed) deadline over my head.

Sometimes I just feel like rebelling, so I put down the proverbial pen, pick up my dog’s leash and off we go for a walk around the neighborhood.

In this picture she’s intent on capturing a fly, but I convinced her that a walk was better than sitting and staring at the window.

While we were out I talked through the problem I was having in the article I was writing. She is weirdly interested in what I tell her and it helps to brainstorm the problem.

The challenges I have with writing are so different than the challenges I experienced as a nurse or nurse practitioner. Being action-oriented was easier than a cerebral problem where I can get lost down a rabbit trail of my own thoughts and issues.

But, invariably, God meets me on those rabbit trails and gently guides me back to the original issue or problem – for which He already has the answer.

I think I need to go for more long walks with the dog, while I talk with her and God along the way.