Where the Day Takes You

How time flies? I didn’t realize until this morning that it has been 11 days since my last blog entry. I guess I have to make it up to you in some ways, perhaps by getting two entries for this week.

So what kept me away from writing, you might ask. Two words – “writers block”. You may have heard of “mental block”, the condition where at one point our brain seems to stop working at a time when we want it to work. It seems like something is blocking your brain from performing its job, thus the term “mental block”. A writer’s block is very much the same. This is the term we use in radio when we experience an absence of words we are to supposedly put on paper to come up with a commercial script for a certain product. There is an idea floating in the brain but for some strange reason, it just seems very challenging to put it into words. Perhaps you’ve experienced this as well in the past. But wait, I’m not really a professional writer. I’m doing this blog to develop and to learn more skills in writing. Hmmm…perhaps it was not writer’s block. Maybe it’s a clear sign…A sign that says in Big Bold Letters: MORE PRACTICE!

Definitely, I must!

Speaking of practice here’s a little bit of revelation: I have been spending some time trying to learn how to rollerblade. Alright, I admit, I’m scared of putting those contraptions on. Imagine the look on my children’s faces whenever I attempt to make a stride with those wheels under my feet. I could clearly see their “oh my goodness I hope he knows what he’s doing” look on each of their faces. Yet, on the other hand, I, on those rollerblades, appear to be an amusing sight for them. Thankfully I have not fallen, lost my balance, or broke any bones (yet!). I cannot exactly recall what made me scared of roller skates or rollerblades before. What I know now is that it is fun and I am not good at it, but I can do it well enough to experience the joy of being mobile as if I were defying some laws of gravity. I do plan to continue learning how to rollerblade and try my best not injure myself in the process. Wish me luck.

Learning something new always puts us out of our comfort zone. But with a will strong enough to wither whatever opposing force comes our way, anything is within reach. The path may be long and winding but just like any path it will always lead to a desired destination. Most importantly, never cut corners. There is no shortcut to learning.

One advice I learned about how to stay away from writer’s block is to just write something. Whatever idea we may have must be put on paper to get us going on the next time we will have the time to continue the job. Just write it.

I remember, not too long ago, that…

Thanks for giving this teeny-weeny, tiny-little-small space in cyberspace a check. You could have been elsewhere but you’re here.

Remember:

Time flies so fast...


especially when you are asleep.