I wonder if, perhaps, just maybe ... "stuckness" is the stillness that precedes a growth spurt of creativity?!? 💡💡💡
"the mantis shrimp, scuttling along the sea floor like a curious hybrid of a dachshund, a lobster, and a clown." Before I saw the image of the shrimp, that is the image in my mind's eye!!!
I loved how you've taken something that you're partner has done, something as simple as as learning about other animals and turned it into this entire piece. It shows the value in listening and observing the things around you and that they can inspire our work! I love this.
Thank you for posting this piece Caroline. It had so many brilliant nuggets embedded in it for me. New things I learned about, laughed out loud about, nodded and agreed with but most of all somehow I didn't want it to end. Your writing is contagious and one day I hope I can write like that too. And.....it must be synchronicity that it landed in my mail box this morning as if you had been literally reading my thoughts, looking at my blank Scrivener docs and the Notes app on my phone from last night!! I love how you pull the cards too and you bring so much meaning from them. I pulled the King of Pentacles this morning, after a tiny meditation telling me I need to help others and share my prosperity more. Thank you for sharing yours. 💖
Thank you, Sally. This is such a lovely comment and I very much appreciate your kindness. I'm so glad it found you in this synchronistic way! And also to hear about your King of Pentacles pull. (I pulled that card for myself just last night! It seems we are on a similar wavelength.) Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
I’m new to your work and I already love this first piece I’m reading! Stuck-ness is how I’ve been feeling lately, and this post helped bring forth something I’ve been longing to tell myself: “it’s okay to be stuck. It’s okay to be lost”. ❤️
I often think of a character like this as being intrepid - blazing a trail through wilderness. It’s not an assurance of success but of constant fighting towards it - for if we’re content merely to travel the paved roads of life (and most of them are illusions) we will never be content with what we find.
Thank you for your piece! I honestly didn’t even write my piece for this week (today) because it stressed me out so much trying to force a piece out of me.
Currently my “stuck” doesn’t even have a “why” to motivate it in the long run; I keep running up against stints of despair (“what’s they point of any of this??”) so I think I need to take a big step back just stop pressuring and pushing myself.
It’s been like this ever since mom died. Writing on old drafts felt off, I had to rebrand, and the online business I was working on turned into an overwhelming mess.
But reading your piece and your card pull reminded me of my own Human Design. To briefly explain, my Incarnation Cross (basically my “purpose” in when aligned with my bodygraph) has a lot to do with shifts and changes--especially when big changes happen in my life.
This needing to prove to people that I AM busy and moving forward and getting things done and excelling plagues me, because I decided so.
Everything, every RULE I make for my life is made by me. So I can just as easily trash it, and choose life “rules” that serve me better. This producing a much better outcome for myself and anyone else involved with my influence.
Thanks again for writing a piece that communally hits so many of us! It definitely got my wheels turning!
I wonder if, perhaps, just maybe ... "stuckness" is the stillness that precedes a growth spurt of creativity?!? 💡💡💡
"the mantis shrimp, scuttling along the sea floor like a curious hybrid of a dachshund, a lobster, and a clown." Before I saw the image of the shrimp, that is the image in my mind's eye!!!
Your description was perfect!🤗
Yes, Rusty! I think you might just be right about that.
this is such a fantastic piece! thank you for sharing ❤️ you're an incredible writer, and its definitely helped me become more unstuck
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you.❤️ I'm happy to hear it was helpful.
I loved how you've taken something that you're partner has done, something as simple as as learning about other animals and turned it into this entire piece. It shows the value in listening and observing the things around you and that they can inspire our work! I love this.
Very interesting article, thank you!
I got a writer's block.
Opened Substack.
And this showed up for me.
What were the odds? But I loved it.
Amazing. Happy it found you and just as happy that you enjoyed it.
Thank you for posting this piece Caroline. It had so many brilliant nuggets embedded in it for me. New things I learned about, laughed out loud about, nodded and agreed with but most of all somehow I didn't want it to end. Your writing is contagious and one day I hope I can write like that too. And.....it must be synchronicity that it landed in my mail box this morning as if you had been literally reading my thoughts, looking at my blank Scrivener docs and the Notes app on my phone from last night!! I love how you pull the cards too and you bring so much meaning from them. I pulled the King of Pentacles this morning, after a tiny meditation telling me I need to help others and share my prosperity more. Thank you for sharing yours. 💖
Thank you, Sally. This is such a lovely comment and I very much appreciate your kindness. I'm so glad it found you in this synchronistic way! And also to hear about your King of Pentacles pull. (I pulled that card for myself just last night! It seems we are on a similar wavelength.) Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
I’m new to your work and I already love this first piece I’m reading! Stuck-ness is how I’ve been feeling lately, and this post helped bring forth something I’ve been longing to tell myself: “it’s okay to be stuck. It’s okay to be lost”. ❤️
Thank you! I'm so glad to hear it resonated and am delighted you're here. ❤️
I often think of a character like this as being intrepid - blazing a trail through wilderness. It’s not an assurance of success but of constant fighting towards it - for if we’re content merely to travel the paved roads of life (and most of them are illusions) we will never be content with what we find.
Thank you for your piece! I honestly didn’t even write my piece for this week (today) because it stressed me out so much trying to force a piece out of me.
Currently my “stuck” doesn’t even have a “why” to motivate it in the long run; I keep running up against stints of despair (“what’s they point of any of this??”) so I think I need to take a big step back just stop pressuring and pushing myself.
It’s been like this ever since mom died. Writing on old drafts felt off, I had to rebrand, and the online business I was working on turned into an overwhelming mess.
But reading your piece and your card pull reminded me of my own Human Design. To briefly explain, my Incarnation Cross (basically my “purpose” in when aligned with my bodygraph) has a lot to do with shifts and changes--especially when big changes happen in my life.
This needing to prove to people that I AM busy and moving forward and getting things done and excelling plagues me, because I decided so.
Everything, every RULE I make for my life is made by me. So I can just as easily trash it, and choose life “rules” that serve me better. This producing a much better outcome for myself and anyone else involved with my influence.
Thanks again for writing a piece that communally hits so many of us! It definitely got my wheels turning!