There is a little of me in there too, which helps me feel her pain. I think a lot of us have gone through some days when our validity is in question. It helps us empathize when we see the vulnerability in others, and are drawn to help, as if wiping away their pain would wipe away our own.
I enjoy reading your thoughts and appreciate that you share them. 🙂

I wonder if that’s one of the reasons I relate to her so much? I really do feel for Marnie.

I don’t think not being a perfectionist puts you lower down the ladder in fact the opposite. I think you are enlightened and I wish I was. I find perfectionism to be debilitating. It disempowers and causes block and stifles my creativity. It’s fear inducing. I would much rather be free of it.

Thank you for reading the stream of consciousness, means a lot. ☺️

Right back at ya! 🙂

I just went through almost 2 weeks of not writing – can you imagine the anguish im feeling right now?! Hideous! I feel for you going up there for over a weekend – especially because weekends are prime writin time. ? but weddings are lovely and as U say and maybe someone will do something outrageous which will be perfect story writing fodder!

Have a stupendous week. ??

I so agree. I’m having to go to a Wedding in Manchester on Friday, which means travelling up tomorrow and back on Saturday. To me that is three days lost for writing. I’m just hating the thought, but I’m sure I will enjoy the Wedding. Hopefully I’ll get some good ideas for future posts and some short stories from the event.

I can’t wait to get back into the norm of my everyday life where I have time to write.

🙂 your welcome, I am glad it made your day, and it’s true too. You will be 🙂

Gosh what a wonderful thought – our words that make it out into the light with us. that give me vivid imagrey 🙂

My mind is riddled with caliginous corners. I spend a lot of my life right on the edge, I tread the line between light and dark, and I think its where my writing originated – from walking that line and having one arm in the dark and the other in the light. I manage most of the time to stay on the light side – just. But its a great place to be, because I can draw inspiration from very strange places.

interesting, I cant imagine what it must have been like growing up under a perfectionist. The wife has elements of OCD which are hard enough to deal with.

ahh the salmon of doubt! yeah, I have that too. I always think my writing isnt good enough and that its shit. sad really. no confidence at all, despite outward appearances and despite what everyone else thinks. My problem is occasionally I cant control it and then it paralyses me.

Im with you on enjoying the attempts – although mostly I realise ive enjoyed them after I finish!! haha

This gave me the biggest smile to wake up to. Thank you so much for saying that you have made my week 🙂

ahh storm, thanks for reading it. I am glad you liked it :). and glad it was familiar to you and that I’m not alone in feeling like crap when I cant write. What are you working on at the minute?