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Sometimes I forget about this blog. 
I forget to write here.
I even forget this spot exists.
Something feels not quite right about this picture.
I find myself wondering if I should just shut it down.
Try to incorporate it with my “wondering and wandering” blog.
I really don’t know the answer to that question.

I do know that I want to keep writing.
Something has been stirring within me.
I feel a new …  something...
Drive?
Passion?
Interest?
Direction?
Excitement?

It feels like time.
Time to get back in gear.

So I’ve begun to write again.
Part of it is that I’ve been reminded to write again.
For example, Sunday was October 1 and on that date I received an e-mail notification about something having to do with NaNoWriMo.  Could it be almost that time of year again?!?  I had not given it a thought.  Will I write this year?  What in the world would I write about? Figuring that out is always the first and usually the biggest dilemma. 

An hour or two later I realized that I had a plan.  
That I am going to do NaNo again this year - and with a different direction than ever before.
Before long I had pages of notes and ideas. 
And a sense that I can run with this thing.
Okay; I’m in.
NaNoWriMo 2017, here we come!

…

Also with that momentous date came pertinent Facebook memories reminding me of that year when I read that article about somebody who decided to stir up their writing by giving themselves a challenge to find something amazing in every day.  Before the end of the day I rather impulsively decided to take the challenge again this year.  I guess we’ll see how amazing that will be!



How about you?
Do you ever forget to write?
Maybe you had a great idea to write about but then you forget.
Maybe you even remember that you had a great idea, but you can't quite bring it back.

Is there something you could do to jog your memory?
Some new habit?  Or bring back an old one?
Maybe to keep a pen and tablet beside your bed.
Maybe to restock your pocket with 3x5 cards to jot down ideas.
Or maybe just start taking advantage of the tools on your phone - and dictate a little note to yourself.
Are you writing as much as you want to?
Is something stirring inside you that makes you want to start again?
Is it time to make a decision or to come up with a strategy?
Can you think of even one step to take on your writing journey?



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