Write what you see

So Lately, I have been feeling so blocked and every time I try to write something, I'm not into it because nothing comes to me- no thoughts, no inspiration. It is a terrible feeling especially when you need to write something and this time you can't just let the ideas gradually enter your mind. You begin to search for paces to go, looking around for ideas as if they are hiding in corners or on shelves. And then the settling comes. You begin to say, "Well, I'll just write about this then." But when you do that you aren't really interested or fascinated about what you are writing and your body and mind knows this so then they don't feel like helping out either. So now, you stop writing and you're back to figuring out what to do while thinking of all the work you still have along with deadlines, deadlines, deadlines!

It happens to everyone and this is exactly what I have been dealing with the past couple weeks. My best friend reminded me that when you really want something to happen or you're waiting for ideas to come, they usually won't come. This is because we are putting our energy and worry on not getting ideas so how are they supposed to come when we don't think about anything else? It is the pressure and doubt that festers and it is difficult to get back.

So what now? Well, the truth is, I need advice in this department too and sometimes it doesn't hurt to ask others what they think or what they do to escape the dreadful writer's block. Perhaps, other people can offer some suggestions about your own writing.

This is what I did actually. I vented a little bit in my Seminar class last week and I told some of my classmates that I'm stuck and I haven't been writing lately. One girl said that I should try looking at an object and writing about it; just focusing on this object and trying to describe it- how it looks, feels, etc. I thought about it and it is true. This can really help because we aren't focusing on the ideas we don't have- we have one right in front of us. This will present an opportunity to be more creative, exercise our minds to thinking differently without worry and maybe even being a little silly. If you want to use this as one of your poems go ahead, but don't put the pressure that it has to be a certain way. This is a pre-writing, getting out of your block exercise.

This can hold true for really anything we do. Whatever we see or do can be a poem or way for us to get our thoughts centered to see what we would like to write about. Sometimes it is about time and writing many things to see where your thoughts are or what you would like to write about. It's a process after all but once you write something new, it's a wonderful feeling.