Ugh, This Is Tripe

I really need to remember this - the importance of writing regularly (even if you are busy or uninspired). I haven't written much lately, and now I'm trying to write something about a travel experience. I am so out of practice and I feel like I can't properly convey my feelings - as though I have lost all my descriptive powers.

I keep reading it back to myself thinking 'ugh, this is tripe'. It's probably not too bad to read as tripe goes, and there's probably worse stuff in the world that gets published, but it doesn't feel real to me and I know I can do so much better than this, so that makes it tripe.

I know I am doing the right thing trying to write something now, and that I will get back into it if I keep trying, but I am really not enjoying the feelings of frustration at my self-inflicted inadequacy.

As usual I take it all out on my friends and my blog - the best therapists.

Passion Lives Here

When I grow up, I want to be Isabel Allende. A wonderful storyteller, a bestselling author, a compassionate activist (there is another kind of activist, I think) who is strengthened by her femininity and inspired by the best of the human spirit. Sounds good to me.

If you can't watch the video, you can find it here.