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4 Things That May be Blocking Your Creativity
And what to do about them.
The second week of October was a strange one in the Texas panhandle this year. The weather went from high 70 degree temps to snowing in a matter of hours. (Go home, Texas. You’re drunk!)
At first, this boosted my creativity. I wrote several haiku about the strange weather. I came up with creative meals and snacks in the kitchen (stew anyone? Or would you prefer some fancy pumpkin spice hot chocolate?).
But then I felt blocked. I wanted to be creative. I felt the itch to be creative, but like a sneeze that never comes, I failed at creating.
I would grab pen and paper and write 3 or 4 lines and stop. I would head to the kitchen and wander aimlessly trying to figure out supper.
I would grab my laptop and try to edit a draft on medium and be unable to focus on one draft, one image, one publication.
This morning my husband was doing something with the heater and it hit me. I’m cold. I’ve been cold since last Thursday when it snowed. The cold was blocking my creativity!
