Missing in Action …
The chief rabbit kidnapped me …
I realised that because I was unable to post on my usual Monday spot I was really getting my knickers 🩲 in a twist about not posting, particularly as I was late last week.
Why is this a problem? Because I love writing my Substack and don’t want it to become a chore, even though it is inevitable some weeks can be hard to come up with ideas. This week I had a valid reason for not posting on my usual Monday, I had a late shift where I volunteer. Old age and late nights don’t mix, it takes that bit longer to shake the cobwebs off the little grey cells. It is not often that the two things clash. Rather than writing I have been procrastinating, worrying about not writing. Then my lightbulb moment, if I stress about my Substack it’s going to take the gloss of both activities. Plus two of the many benefits of growing old is firstly having more time and secondly doing more things because you want to and enjoy doing them. Result of my procrastination - I am missing in action, sort of. The chief rabbit 🐇 let me out to write this post explaining and to apologise.
I have a lot of ideas for future posts rumbling round my head such as: the first time non entity grey publishing world, ageism and writing a memoir that is unlikely to be published, do we care about our children and our older people, one maybe two posts, ten tips on how to be an old curmudgeon, embracing being old in a positive way, another on it’s ok to feel not ok - life dumps shit on us at times however we should not suffer in silence - I could fill a post on ideas, but I’ll stop there. I need to write the posts, although that sounds a bit organised for me.
Prompts
Are there activities you love doing that have the potential to become a chore? Think laterally about these activities, not just creative ones
What can you do to avoid losing the spark? Please add your suggestions.
It seems a bit of a cheek given the lack of content this week, but if you enjoy my posts and have not already please do subscribe to my Substack and share with others.
Good one! Yeah, I'm the same. There's pressure involved in having a stack. Pressure to write something on a regular basis so your fans (ha ha) won't desert you for someone who serves up fresh bs more frequently. I'm gonna concentrate on another stack today, a stack of pancakes. With syrup. All my fans will have to wait. Have a nice day.
Good morning from America, Ms. Linney. This will be an unusually short response.
My old age has become an obstacle to what the State of California and the currently non-existent US government demand of me.
They both have me at an extremely aggravated state of mind so that I no longer have the strength or time to do what I most enjoy: conversations with my Substack and other fine people.
Finally, I love your writing so much that I wish for you to wrap it up and get published.
Thank you for being one of my first and favorite SubStack friends.
Richard