I found the words! I’ve been thinking about where I’ve lost my words since Monday’s post, and it turns out they weren’t gone after all. They’ve only been channeled to a specific purpose.
You see, I have this great ability to focus. It drives my family nuts. I can focus so hard on one thing that I tune the rest of the world out around me. It makes me incredibly productive when I set my mind to something, but it also makes for some unwanted side effects.
Like losing my words, for anything other than what’s in focus.
Lately, around my photography, I’ve got a laser focus on A Sense of Place. I’ve been writing and re-writing and tying it all up in a bow. I’m on a mission to put together the best class possible. That’s where my focus is, my energy is flowing, and yes the words too.
So when I talk about the class here on the blog lately, it’s not because I’m trying to advertise. It’s just what I have words for right now. I don’t have a lot of space for anything else in my brain. I’m on a deadline, now. (A self-imposed deadline for sure, but a deadline nonetheless.)
My words are found where my focus is. Whether that’s buying a new car over the weekend or working on A Sense of Place this week. It makes it a bit hard for me to blog about other random and interesting topics, and for that I apologize. The focus will lift soon, since the class is almost ready.
And the words for other things will come back. Whew.
Does this ever happen to you? Is a great strength you have ever a great disability too?
Since I have signed up for “A Sense of Place”, I for one applaud your concerntrated focus on class development 🙂 So looking forward to this upcoming challenge! (And yes, my mind certainly has its obsessive track)
I don’t’ think you should apologise for what you write about on your own blog!! I know exactly what you mean, it doesn’t happen to me that often but I can also be focussed on something to the exclusion of everything else. Your new course sounds amazing and although I can’t do it this time around I am loving hearing about it. 🙂
Thanks Becs! I know I shouldn’t apologize for what I write (or don’t write) on the blog, but I don’t want to bore people with repeated references to a class. I need to just go with my direction of focus, and not worry so much!
I see you have the gift of focus – both in your photography and now I learn in life in general. I like the idea of sense of place – and its focus!
Seems like a trip would help you expand your focus! 🙂 I’m looking forward to you class — I am sure it is going to be great!