Well it appears I have not written a post since 2023. I did not realize it was that long ago. LOL. So much for my idea of doing a post weekly. HAHAHA

I saw something the other day that I found interesting. A term. Readers Block. It is where you want to read, you have many things you can read, yet you don’t. This kind of stuck with me. All of last year I read one book. Re-read that is. I was going to re-read the series and never did. I look at my shelves and think I need to relax one day and read something. And I don’t. While for me readers block isn’t really what it is, I do understand how it could be true for many people.

For me it’s my dumb brain. (this is what I call my mental stuff) Look at it how you will but this is what works for me. I cannot justify sitting down and reading because I feel like I am not contributing enough. Same goes for my writing. I don’t expect it to bring in a ton of money, however, I do feel that to continue to write without bringing in money is silly. And so I only write here and there these days. (when I feel I have done enough and it warrants me time to do this) Now if only I could do this with reading.

With my writing at least there is a chance I’ll bring in a dollar or two in a month. Reading doesn’t bring in anything. It typically takes me a couple of days to read a book. A week at most. So really I could spare an hour here or there, and won’t. I don’t buy new books anymore either. Which is actually a good thing. I won’t feel bad about that at least.

I know many people feel the same way. You no longer pursue a craft or other hobby that brings you joy because you feel like you don’t deserve to relax. You need to always be doing something that contributes to daily life. I wish we could all change our brains to stop that silliness and allow ourselves to relax, even if only for a moment.

So go and do something you enjoy.