A slump doesn't have to be your entire personality

+ how to move through

I woke up this morning with the need to write, like an electric current sent straight to my fingertips, levitating me down the stairs and directly to my laptop. All week while I’ve been at the beach on a family trip, I’ve been waiting for this electricity to come and greet me, like a loyal tail wagging, ready to get this mind-energy out. I’ve had slightly more downtime than usual (I’m still chasing around my 1 year old for snuggles) but it’s been surprisingly dull by way of inspiration. I’ve felt no ah-ha’s, no tugs on the creative heartstrings, no electricity-filled moments, until now. Why?

I got to asking questions, me-to-me, because this Season (there’s that word again!) of Meh is simply not my friend. It’s like an energy-sucking stranger has parked right beside me and I need them to leave, stat. As I continued to ponder this lack of creative spark, I thought perhaps this inability to feel inspiration is due to my time looking drastically different after