Motivation…

A little over a week ago, I embarked on a 27 Blogs in 27 Days mission. The point of it was simple: blog once a day for 27 days… so we’re at day 8 and I am officially 3 blog posts behind. The reason? I’m going to say lack of motivation.

I was told: “Just put something out there!” which would satisfy the blog-a-day requirement. But me? I like to hold myself up to a higher standard. When you see a post from me, it’s not so easy and quick. Let me not lie, there are some that are easy and quick, especially the ones from my Tumblr. But in general, I pride myself on putting effort into my posts and doing research to ensure that what I’m saying isn’t unfounded.

I read other people’s blogs and think to myself that it seems so easy for them to bare their soul or tell an interesting story about something that’s happened in their life. How easy it is for them to liken a pop culture topic to something personal or how easy it is for them to glean a relevant convo about a current event.

Sometimes, I don’t feel like sharing so much of my life in a public arena. I admire those who can, candidly and touchingly. Sometimes, I don’t have an opinion that I feel is worth sharing. Example: the BP oil spill. Yeah, it’s a crappy situation, yeah, BP should be doing more, damn, look at the poor birds. Thing is, so many other bloggers have said the same exact thing. So I feel that a post from me would be somewhat pointless if I don’t provide a more…unique viewpoint. Sometimes, I’d rather just watch Fresh Prince re-runs and chill instead of pulling 500-some-odd words out of my head about God knows what…

I asked others for topics. And got a ton of great suggestions. And I have 3 posts waiting in my drafts because I could find the words to make it past the first paragraph.

All of this complaining (and yes, I’m admitting that it is complaining) is all to say that I am right back where I started at the beginning of this post: trying to get over an acute lack of motivation. I will be back and break through this writer’s block as writers usually do. And I plan to make up for the lapse in posts ASAP!

So tell me, what do you do to get motivation or get over writer’s block?