Did you notice? I am trying to post daily right now. The posts are mostly on the sensual side and there is a reason for that. The reason is that I am consciously trying to steer away from negative or dark or sad poetry. And a second reason is that I read a lot of my old poetry and posts lately. I am aware that my recent posts/poetry are not the best quality. But, I am writing and I am happy about that.
What else is new? Not much, to be honest. Constant pain is nothing new.
reflections of an unquiet mind 
Writing is so good for the mind…and sometimes it is a startling reflection of the mind. As with all creative people, the quality of our work goes through ups and downs (sometimes we are our own worst critics), but it is continuing to write and experiment that allows us to hone our skills, find our voice, develop our unique style.
To me writing is like hiking. There are days when it is all steep uphill and it hurts – but the views from the top are so splendid. There are days when the incline is much more mild and it seems miles and miles of sunshine and beauty and joy. Days I am exhausted and wonder what kind of fool would find walking up a mountain enjoyable. Days when I am exhilarated and wonder why not everyone goes mountain climbing.
The love for both writing and hiking really comes from sticking at it – so you know the full range of highs and lows – therefrom comes the hunger for more – the awareness that hard work reaps extraordinary rewards that inspire you to live with much more passion and conviction.
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I like your comparison, it seems accurate to me. For me, writing is an innate need and at the same time it is also a cage sometimes. I wasn’t too productive lately, but revisiting old words often help with that. The challenge of poetry month does that too, though I consciously don’t take part in that challenge. Conviction and passion give a quality to everything we do, I think.
Thank you. xx
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